Critical Views
The film opened to mixed reviews. Leonard Maltin was a notable critic to hold it in good esteem.
The film received a 70% positive rating from 10 reviews on the movie-review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.
In his review of the film, Vincent Canby of the New York Times described it as, "a mushy movie with occasional, isolated moments of legitimate comedy."
Read more about this topic: They Might Be Giants (film)
Famous quotes containing the words critical and/or views:
“It is a sign of our times, conspicuous to the coarsest observer, that many intelligent and religious persons withdraw themselves from the common labors and competitions of the market and the caucus, and betake themselves to a certain solitary and critical way of living, from which no solid fruit has yet appeared to justify their separation.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and, roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison. Men have various employments and pursuits which engage their attention, and give a character to the opening mind; but women, confined to one, and having their thoughts constantly directed to the most insignificant part of themselves, seldom extend their views beyond the triumph of the hour.”
—Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797)