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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyA good deal more tolerable than any such gimmick movie has a right to be.
- 58The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt’s more a misguided, though occasionally retch-worthy, mediocrity elevated by its cast—Bening, as always, is particularly strong—and Nichols’ fluid camerawork. Those elements at times make it seem like a better movie than it really is, but it doesn’t benefit from scrutiny or thought.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's so neat, so formula, so contrived, I was thinking about "The Graduate" instead of about characters I had spent two hours with. So, I suspect, was Nichols.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie has a few jokes, but it could have used some of the canny, real-world logic that made Rain Man so convincing (and funny).
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThere's much amiss here, with a long catalog of contrived situations that make this film a tough act to swallow.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranRegarding Henry is a breath of stale air, an unconvincing rehabilitation of 1960s values for a 1990s audience that is bound and determined to take the easy way out whenever possible. Which is really too bad, because there are signs along the way that this could have been a less manipulative, more genuine exploration of what really matters in life instead of the slick Hollywood shuffle it turned out to be.
- 38Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWhat's lacking is emotional weight. It's sad to watch a talented cast, including Bill Nunn as Henry's physical therapist and Donald Moffat, Rebecca Miller and Kirby Mitchell as co-workers, selling bromides.
- 30Time Out LondonTime Out LondonThere's no subtlety of characterisation, and despite the severity of Henry's injuries, little to disconcert the viewer. Bening and Ford give the material all they've got, but they're fighting an uphill battle.