The Accidental Tourist

critic Reviews

, 82% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Generous with its characters' foibles and virtues, The Accidental Tourist is a thoughtful drama vested with insight into the complications of relationships.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
    I've never seen a movie so sad in which there was so much genuine laughter.
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    Jonathan RosenbaumChicago Reader
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    Rene JordanEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)
    This eccentric family invented by Anne Tyler leaves the page finding strange new life with screenwriter/director Lawrence Kasdan. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Matt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
    It's perfect in every way -- like Lost In Translation, The Piano and a few others, it's the sort of intimate movie that irrevocably touches certain viewers while leaving the rest shrugging their shoulders.
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    Brian D. JohnsonMaclean's Magazine
    As a comedy, Accidental Tourist is smart, witty and sophisticated.
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    Alberto AbuínEspinof
    It has that slow rhythm, but without calm, very much to the taste of its director. [Full Review in Spanish]
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    Cathy BurkeUnited Press International
    The strength of the film is that of the novel: an intoxicating brew of irresistable characters.
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    Dennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
    The emotional complexities unearthed are distinctly adult.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Wesley LovellCinema Sight
    The film tries so hard to be funny, but ends up feeling like a rejected Woody ALlen script idea.
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    Randy WhiteCommon Sense Media
    A mature, well-made film for teens and adults.
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