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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Little White LiesLittle White LiesIts emotional power and zany charm linger in the mind much longer than its obvious failings.
- 80Time OutTime OutA delightfully quirky movie about a New York lawyer (Scott) who imagines he is Sherlock Holmes, adopting the deerstalking garb and savouring four-pipe problems.
- 75Paste MagazinePaste MagazineThey Might Be Giants is intimate and rough around the edges. It’s a film that was made by people who’ve been around a bit, and come out tarnished but more interesting. It’s a cinematic version of the oldest sweater you own: It’s stained and there’s hole in the elbow, but damn it if it isn’t the comfiest item in your wardrobe.
- 75ColliderColliderA film so quirky that it’s ready-made for a Wes Anderson remake.
- 60The GuardianThe GuardianOffbeat comedy-drama about a former New York judge convinced he is Sherlock Holmes. Amiable, if a little too clever for its own good. [04 Jan 2000, p.36]
- 50The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyA mushy movie with occasional, isolated moments of legitimate comedy, all provided by Mr. Scott with an assist by Mr. Goldman, whose sense of humor seems to surface in peripheral incidents only.
- A strange movie that doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. Sentimental, biting, satirical, whimsical, and self-righteous, it begins with a romp at high speed, then goes straight into a hole from which it never emerges.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe wit turns into Christmas Card cuteness, and the film winds up, in the blinding bathos of the last scene, in a veritable miasma of mush. [24 Jun 1971, p.60]