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The Bridges of Madison County Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    66

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 100

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    To say that Eastwood, who directed, has done a first-rate job of adaptation fails to do him justice. What he's brought off is closer to alchemy.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    LaGravenese... has understood that the worst of Bridges is not in its dialogue but in the silent musings that occupy its characters' minds. By keeping those thoughts unspoken, by allowing the camera to show instead of having words tell, much has been accomplished.

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  • 63

    out of 100

    USA Today Mike Clark

    Richard LaGravenese's flashback script craftily tones down Waller's wind, adds a germane subplot and strengthens the novella's framing device. [02 Jun 1995, Pg.01.D]

  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    Given the intelligent restraint of the treatment, this is about as fine an adaptation of this material as one could hope for, although there is still something of a gap between the impressive skill of the filmmaking and the ultimately irredeemable aspects of the source.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

    Limited by the vapidity of this material while he trims its excesses with the requisite machete, Mr. Eastwood locates a moving, elegiac love story at the heart of Mr. Waller's self-congratulatory overkill.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    It is easy to analyze the mechanism, but more difficult to explain why this film is so deeply moving.

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5

Bridges of Madison County by raenux
One of my all time favorite movies. So romantic! Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood do an outstanding job captiivating their characters! It's like you are a part of what they are feeling, sharing, etc! It all starts out so innocently and becomes so romantic. Like living in a dream for some of us! Clint Eastwood has the rough aging way of being so hard, yet soft! I don't think enough will ever be said regardign Meryl Streep and her abilities to pull a person in to her character! I highly recommend viewing this movie, if you have not yet had the opportunity!!!!

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