The Bridges of Madison County

  • 1995


MOVIE IS compelling emotional historical handedly
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89 % Certified Fresh
$ 182 Million
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Positive Reviews 25
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 3.9/5
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4.5
Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, as Wallers tenderly plaintive heartland lovers, are so visually and spiritually right they seem to have walked right .. EW
4.5
The implication is: If they had acted on their desire, they would not have deserved such a love. Rogerebert
5.0
It could be a good war film, a great horror picture or, ahem, a satisfying cornball romance.
5.0
It could be a good war film, a great horror picture or, ahem, a satisfying cornball romance.
4.5
With Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood was grandly given credit for single handedly reviving the moribund genre of the film Western.
1.0
He is still too good looking to be much of a role model for the average older guy, but this movie is one of the few we can expect this summer to focus .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.1
Fortunately, Eastwood is smart enough to let Streep be the emotional locus. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Streep and Eastwoods chemistry makes the film.Discretionary warnings should be posted, however: This film is not suitable for guys.
4.4
Eastwood will not be hurried, choosing a relaxed pace for the unfolding of this romance. ReelViews
3.0
The one big exception is Meryl Streeps beautiful and fresh performance as an Iowa housewife resigned to a disappointing life. Chicago Reader
3.5
On one level, the story is maudlin, but on a deeper level, it is powerfully moving. Lariat
4.0
Beautifully photographed and directed with an intimate maturity, the film reveals its characters in an unhurried way, thus making the audience accompl .. Radio Times
3.8
Still one of Hollywoods most assured directors, Clint Eastwood transcends the storys cliches with a classically restrained yet steadily imaginative fi .. Cs Monitor
3.1
Who would have imagined Clint Eastwood going all soft and squishy.Granted, Eastwood has leaned in that direction from time to time in films ranging fr .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.8
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3.8
Little happens here apart from a long, slow buildup to sentimentalized coitus, but theres no denying the sheer screen presence of these two 500 lb. go .. Movies Tv Guide
4.0
Theres an old truism that its easier to make a great movie from a mediocre book than to make even a good movie from a masterpiece. The Dissolve
3.5
This is so unexpected an accomplishment that no one is likely to care they havent gotten all the way to silk. La Times
5.0
Neither is anyone else in this contemporary masterpiece from Iran; everyone has their reasons. Wsj
5.0
Eastwoods performance is less satisfying, but I suppose it could only be so. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.0
Bridges, directed by Eastwood, is a movie to wallow in, a big sweeping romance, but it is alsoand this is when it works bestan intimate, two character .. People
4.4
Instead, he places compelling priority on the certainty of this love story, enhancing its passion with gentle humor, emotional suspense and a smooth s .. Seattle Times
4.0
Eastwoods Movie Removes The Sappiness Of The Book And Tells A Touching Tale. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.5
Its talkier than any picture in recent memory, and it moves at the pace of a European movie, which is to say glacial. Articles Sun Sentinel
3.5
But this great disjunction between novel and film adaptor works entirely in the films favor. Not Coming
4.5
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