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Janet Maslin, New York Times: With unexpected success, Robert Altman plays a John Grisham mystery in a seductive new key. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: That it seems a step up from sensationalism is because Grisham has a sure sense of time and place, and Altman and his actors invest the material with a kind of lurid sincerity. Read more
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times: Altman had a fine time composing difficult shots, through screens, bushes and sheets of rain, and Chungwei's images, sometimes delicate, sometimes harsh, stick with you long after you've forgotten their context. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Robert Altman the up-and- down director meets John Grisham the constant mediocrity. Just where, in our hypothetical picture, should we place that unlikely scene? Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Unless one counts a few running gibes against lawyers that can easily be imagined coming from Grisham, Altman basically chooses to treat this hackneyed story straight. Read more
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Although The Gingerbread Man is a finely-tuned example of mainstream entertainment, and holds the audience's interest for most of its running length, it is a little disappointing. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: The Gingerbread Man isn't any more profound than other thrillers, but the distinctive talents of director Robert Altman make it a lot more potent. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: There's great pleasure in watching a movie in which the director has thought out everything beforehand. Read more