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Maverick
1994
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22
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.0
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3.0
But it is worth pointing out that people who like Westerns and, indeed, people who enjoy Gibsons charismatic combo of sex appeal, humor, and a dashing ..
EW
3.8
The Western is truly making a comeback when a movie like Maverick can be made.
Rogerebert
1.5
A financially successful exercise in target marketing, but not much of a movie.
Time Out
2.5
Half the fun of Maverick is keeping an eye peeled for celebrity cameos.
3.5
A gaudy reincarnation of the TV series with Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner flashing diamonds, breaking hearts and clubbing cliches damn nea ..
3.0
This is a rollicking, Saturday afternoon adventure, the quintessential summer movie.
3.0
After the intense dramatics and revisionary grit of Dances With Wolves and Unforgiven, its a relief to see a Western get back to the fun and spectacle ..
4.4
It has great action sequences, more than a splash of legitimately funny humor, solid performances from engaging actors, and a script that doesnt deman ..
ReelViews
3.1
Foster by far the best of the bunch seems oddly out of place by comparison; Annabelle is all fluff, and Foster doesnt fluff well: she always seems sli ..
Tv Guide
3.1
With its egregiously overlong running time and questionable special effects, Superman never quite becomes anything more than a mildly engaging curiosi ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.1
It rates a C+ mainly because of them and the fact that it doesnt take itself seriously.
Lariat
3.0
Review Our Score by David Parkinson Despite the attention of master scriptwriter William Goldman, this gentle tribute to the hit comedy western TV ser ..
Radio Times
1.0
It may be a virtue when high art seems to stare back at its audience, but its certainly tedious when absolutely mainstream entertainment cant stop win ..
Independent
4.0
It was a likable show, more enjoyable than much of the competition.
Cs Monitor
3.8
But fans of the stars will have a great time with this first popcorn picture of the summer season.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
What summer movies are generally meant to be: big, light entertainment.
Internet Reviews
3.0
The target audience for this manipulative narrative is a new generation of filmgoers, un familiar with the original series.
Emanuellevy
3.5
Were supposed to enjoy our familiarity with all the cliches.For people who enjoy having their junk memories jogged and coddled this kiddie connoisseur ..
La Times
3.5
All of the machinations are pointed to a big card game that concludes the action.Our Flick of the Week is Maverick, which succeeds, just barely, on th ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
3.1
Sometimes you can actually feel guilty about not responding to something, and thats how I felt walking out of this movie.
Articles Chicago Tribune
4.0
If the conclusion is a bit enigmatic, almost never has the prospect of a sequel been so welcome.
People
2.5
Its one of the movies funnier passages, but it stops the story in its tracks.
Seattle Times
2.0
Gibson is pleasant enough, I suppose, but the screenplay stays on the coy surface of the character so relentlessly that were never let in on what make ..
Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.8
Maverick is quintessential summer fare, an unpretentious no brainer that relies mostly on the star wattage of Gibson, Foster and old reliable James Ga ..
Articles Philly
4.4
Maverick never takes itself seriously, which establishes the tone for serious fun. Goldmans screenplay is a model of ingenuity, setting increasingly c ..
Articles Philly
3.1
Donner, a slicksters slickster, has never been accused of making anything too deep, and he certainly lives down to that reputation here.But somewhere ..
Articles Baltimore Sun
3.5
A relatively enjoyable film that updates the western character Brett Maverick.
Net Flix
1.0
That the film runs in excess of two hours is indicative of the filmmakers love affair with scenes that dont work.A key casting error proves an insurmo ..
Articles Sun Sentinel
1.3
The television show offered viewers the pleasure of watching scoundrels being deceived. The movie version is about deception as well, but this time th ..
Paloalto Online
1.5
can make you smile contentedly even when the script is wandering and theyre just sort of standing around waiting for its next good part to develop.
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