It's a bit of a throwback and a solid family film and, at the time, represented a well-intentioned leap of faith of the sort that studios rarely take.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Hal Hinson
Its intentions seem fairly modest, and so are its achievements. It's a modestly enjoyable diversion.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
It has been put together with just enough efficiency to qualify as an oddball labor of love.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Michael Wilmington
Newsies becomes a string of set-pieces, some of which work, some of which don't, all barreling full-speed ahead toward its Teddy Roosevelt deus ex machina. [10 Apr 1992]Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Newsies' drag is its predictable script.... It's not a bad hook, but the treatment is uninspired, despite a fairly engaging turn by Bale. [08 Apr 1992]Read Full Review »
Newsies is like warmed-over Horatio Alger, complete with such indispensable cliches as the newsboy on crutches, the little kid, and of course the hero's best pal, who has a pretty sister.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Janet Maslin
Newsies is a long, halfhearted romp through what is made to seem a not terribly compelling chapter in New York City's history.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Janet Maslin
Newsies is a long, halfhearted romp through what is made to seem a not terribly compelling chapter in New York City's history.Read Full Review »
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