Benny & Joon

  • 1993


MOVIE IS curious graceful secondary unique musical
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68 %
76 % Certified Fresh
$ 23 Million
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Positive Reviews 15
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.4/5
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3.5
Benny & Joon turns out to be a whimsical (and not very well paced) heart tugger in which two nice couples spend 98 ever so slightly flaky minutes figu .. EW
3.8
The movie suggests that love and magic can overcome madness, and for at least the length of the film I was prepared to accept that. Much of the credit .. Rogerebert
4.5
Its acted out in the secondary emotional register of the glass menagerie: whimsical, delicate, idiosyncratic, barmy. Time Out
4.5
Listen to rappers loot (sorry, thats sample) their musical forebears.
2.0
has crafted Benny & Joon not as a seamless whole but as a tumble of scenes. Unfortunately, too many of them are inspired by Charlie Chaplin, Harold Ll ..
3.5
Benny & Joon wears its sensitivity on its sleeve and though its a little hard to take at times, these actors make it all passable.
4.5
Her malcontent is saddled with so many symbols that she doesnt quite make it as a real person.
3.0
This is a wisp of a movie, to be sure, but underneath all the absurd comic fringes and the much abused crazies are really sane theme beats the heart o ..
2.5
Benny & Joon tries to get by on quirkiness alone, and, while something this offbeat frequently carries a unique kind of appeal, it needs stronger char .. ReelViews
4.5
Depp is affably endearing and offers some hilarious, seemingly impromptu tributes to Chaplin and Keaton. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
Where the story does not work for me is on the contrivance and in the view of mental illness. Internet Reviews
3.1
Benny & Joon often gets the better of its audience, teasing out smiles despite its self conscious quirkiness. Groucho Reviews
3.1
If the performances were as cute and sweet as the characters, the film would need a warning label. But Depps Sam is delicately touching, a maladjusted .. Movies Tv Guide
4.4
As the normal and protective brother, Aidan Quinn offers a serviceable but clearly outshined performance.
4.5
This fierce, smart jape gets you shaking with laughter, then leaves you simply shaking. News Week
1.5
Things are kept on the right side of mawkish thanks largely to a graceful and understated performance from the ever reliable Depp. Film4
1.5
This film about love among the mentally ill is... as artificially sweet as a mouthful of saccharin. Still, it is irresistibly appealing in an old fash .. People
1.5
Theres something vaguely unsettling about Benny & Joon, a film thats billed innocuously as a charming, offbeat comedy that actually is about a woman s .. Ap News
4.5
Directed with a breezy, affectionate touch by Montreal born film maker Jeremiah Chechik, Benny & Joon is like a well tuned circus act. Maclean's Magazine
1.5
For all of its color and characters and fine details, Benny & Joon adds up to less than the sum of its parts. Hartford Courant
4.5
Benny & Joon is a curious movie that should not work but somehow does.
4.5
Mental illness isnt shied away from in this film, but it also isnt the controlling element, which can inspiring to consider. Their Own League



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