Rain Man

Now its portrayal of autism is seen as somewhat crude. However, there is no denying the power of the story and of Dustin Hoffman’s Oscar-winning performance as Raymond Babbitt.

Yet his [Tom Cruise's] charisma is what keeps Barry Levinson’s film running smoothly.

It's the Christmas picture that cares, the UNICEF epic, and that must explain why no one seems to notice, or to care, that from minute to minute. the story itself is second-hand hokum.

The rigidity of Raymond's mind is Hoffman's opening to actor's poetry... He has created an image of disconnection and bafflement almost as memorable as Beckett's.

In every detail -- the superb soundtrack, the rich cinematography, the distinctively edgy editing -- Rain Man reveals itself as a move made with care, smarts and a refreshing refusal to settle for the expected.

The slack, windy script, by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass, is forever recapitulating the obvious, and the director, Barry Levinson, exercises no discernible control over it or his actors.

the pairing of Hoffman and Cruise was lightning in a bottle, although on the surface it seemed like an utterly incongruous pairing

Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of Raymond is light years away from the big lunk Lenny in Of Mice and Men or the deaf-mute girl in Johnny Belinda. It is, quite simply, the most memorable, impassioned performance of the year.

Rain Man is a delightful and sentimental film about two brothers reconnecting and reconciling

The film is unusually unsentimental in its approach to potentially mawkish material.