63
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianLuke BuckmasterThe GuardianLuke BuckmasterMore than just an Aussie horse opera, this film employs stunning scenery, technical flair and Kirk Douglas in two roles in its pursuit of an uplifting conclusion.
- 75Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordWe hear a lot about the great hunger for "wholesome" films, but it is rare that one is successful; wholesomeness and treacle seem to have become confused in the Hollywood mind. The Man From Snowy River is different. It's a lesson in how such films should be made. [26 Jan 1983, p.B8]
- 75Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldA rousing and scenically breathtaking romance about ranch life in the 1880s, the film should recommend itself strongly to families. [24 Dec 1982, p.14]
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA fine directorial debut from George Miller.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's corny in places, and kind of dumb, and its subplot about the romance between the boy and the girl seems plundered from some long-shelved Roddy McDowell script. But The Man from Snowy River has good qualities, too, including some great aerial photography of thundering herds of horses, and the invigorating grandeur of the Australian landscape.
- 58Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's kind of fun, and Australians apparently love it, buying enough tickets to make it their country's all-time champ at the box office. But anybody much older than Star Wars - the movie that definitively replaced horses and six-shooters with rockets and ray guns - has seen it all a million times before. [03 Feb 1983, p.18]
- 50The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyTo appreciate it fully, however, one must have a completely uncritical fondness for Kirk Douglas as he acts his heart out in two roles; for picturesque landscapes; for silly plots, and for dialogue that leans heavily on aphorisms too homespun to be repeated in a big-city newspaper.
- 50Time OutTime OutMiller dolls up a routine passage-to-manhood saga with widescreen mountain locations and a camera that only moves to show off the expensive production values. The presence of Kirk Douglas in two roles (his scallywag performance and his gritted one) attempts to give the film the gloss of an American Western, fooling no one.