Nobody's Fool Reviews

The tagline for Nobody's Fool was 'Worn to perfection.' That sums up the life and acting career of Paul Newman.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

By giving his movie a very effective realistic look, by helping his actors to shape strongly believable performances, even when they are doing implausible things, Benton lends credence to...inspirational fibs.

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Paul Newman's Oscar-nominated performance and Robert Benton's solid, unobtrusive direction combine to create a resonant if unsurprising meditation on growing old in America.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

Gentle, witty and delightful without ever being manipulative, Nobody's Fool is adult entertainment of rare quality.

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In Benton's low-key tale, Paul Newman gives one of his best performances as an aging loser, a construction worker who's made "nothing" of his life; divorced and alientaed from his kids, he lives in the house of his old teacher (the great Jessica Tandy)

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Benton's quietly superb adaptation of Richard Russo's novel is one of those movies you thought they didn't make anymore.

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Solid acting performances across the board, with Newman's star shining brightly the whole way through.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

A low-key but very affecting character-comedy with Paul Newman playing the kind of charismatic rebel that made him a star in the first place.

| Original Score: 3.5/4

Newman in fine late-career form.

| Original Score: 4/5

Newman is strength of fine character study

| Original Score: 5/5

The success of Nobody's Fool lies with its actors.

Full Review | Original Score: 74/100

At 72, Paul Newman was still one of the sexiest men on earth

| Original Score: 4/5

Nobody's Fool offers a hell of a lot more than just Paul Newman at his very best, although that alone would make the flick worthy of your attention.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

It says everything about Mr. Newman's performance, the single best of this year and among the finest he has ever given, that you never stop to wonder how a guy as good-looking as Paul Newman ended up this way.

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It is an uneven, but enjoyable film nonetheless because of solid acting, good character development and the pleasure of watching Paul Newman work.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

It's a gem.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

This is a feel-good flick that doesn't look like one -- it's smart enough to hide its smooth polish beneath a scuffed-up veneer.

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A real treat with its humane depiction of flawed but lovable characters trying to make do in hard times.

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Benton's movie isn't much more than a showcase for Newman, but that turns out to be more than enough.

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So eloquently straightforward, it practically sings to the soul.

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