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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldFinally becomes a somber, sentimental and rather profound romantic fantasy that is more true to the spirit of the Golden Age of science-fiction writing than possibly any other movie of the '90s.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA fragmented, episodic feel and a conclusion that seems both remote and remote-controlled.
- 63Miami HeraldCurtis MorganMiami HeraldCurtis MorganEntertains but never quite engages.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA mainstream holiday movie, complete with stupendous special effects, amazing make-up artistry and sumptuous production design.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBegins with promise, proceeds in fits and starts, and finally sinks into a cornball drone of greeting-card sentiment.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenExcept for Williams, the sitcom-meets-sci-fi acting throughout the movie is strictly of television caliber.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumDirector Chris Columbus...seals this comedy in an impenetrable bubble of hollow humanism.
- 30TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissThe tone is cloying, the running time bloated.
- 25Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachMust be among the most blatantly manipulative movies ever made. It's cold, calculated and treats its audience like its robotic central character.
- 20NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenKids will be bored, the rest of us baffled.