The Birdcage

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Critics' Reviews

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Movie Title
Avg. Score
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Enchantingly witty.Read Full Review »
88
ReelViews: James Berardinelli
The film is so boisterously entertaining that it's easy for the unsuspecting viewer not to realize that there's a message here.Read Full Review »
80
The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
An American remake with plenty of new pizazz.Read Full Review »
80
Washington Post: Hal Hinson
One of the loopiest, most hysterical family-values movies ever made.Read Full Review »
80
NewsWeek: David Ansen
Everyone will be tickled pink by this sleek Mike Nichols remake.Read Full Review »
75
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
What makes Mike Nichols' version more than just a retread is good casting in the key roles, and a wicked screenplay by Elaine May.Read Full Review »
75
USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Light as a feather. [8 March 1996, p.D1]Read Full Review »
70
Washington Post: Desson Thomson
A spirited remake of the French drag farce, has everything in place, from eyeliner to one-liner.Read Full Review »
50
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Not without its funny moments, much of Birdcage seems pro forma and predictable. What felt original in 1978 is no longer half so inspired.Read Full Review »
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