The Prince of Tides 1991

Janet Maslin, New York Times: The Prince of Tides marks Ms. Streisand's triumphantly good job of locating that story's salient elements and making them come alive on the screen. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The results may seem overripe and dated in spots, but she coaxes a fine performance out of Nolte, and the other actors (herself included) acquit themselves honorably. Read more

Entertainment Weekly: The Prince of Tides is a big, messy, go-for-the-throat soap opera, the sort of movie in which every third scene feels like one of those soul-spilling climaxes they use for clips on Oscar night. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: An assured and very serious love story that allows neither humor nor romance to get in the way of its deeper and darker subject. Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Streisand hyperbolizes everything, from James Newton Howard's whackingly obtrusive score to Nick Nolte's overripe narration. Read more

Time Out: They do make 'em like it any more. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: A deeply moving exploration of the tangled emotions of a dysfunctional Southern family, this lovingly crafted (though unevenly scripted) film of Pat Conroy's novel centers on Nick Nolte's performance of a lifetime. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A big-hearted performance by Nick Nolte puts The Prince of Tides over the top. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: When her good sense doesn't yield to hubris, Streisand shows the polish of a veteran director in handling this complicated form. Read more