White Hunter Black Heart 1990

Janet Maslin, New York Times: This material marks a gutsy, fascinating departure for Mr. Eastwood, and makes it clear that his directorial ambitions have by now outstripped his goals as an actor. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A devastating portrait of self-deceiving obsession, and a notable improvement on Viertel's book in terms of economy and focus. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: Eastwood's subject is wasted lives and wasted talent; Wilson's charisma and Hollywood's money prove irresistible, and their sheer power brings noteworthy results-but they emerge from a needless vortex of ruin. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: One of the more thoughtful films ever made about the conflicts inside an artist. Read more

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: Especially for those who have pegged Clint Eastwood too quickly as a masculine traditionalist, White Hunter, Black Heart is a movie to conjure with. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Ably aided by a fine cast and Jack Green's no-nonsense photography, Eastwood constructs a marvellously pacy, suspenseful movie which is deceptively easy on both eye and ear. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: An intelligent, affectionate study of an obsessive American film director... Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A self-aggrandizing epic reeking of man scent. Read more