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The Great Santini

The Great Santini

94%
  • PG, 1 hr. 46 min.
  • Drama
  • Directed By:
    Lewis John Carlino
    In Theaters:
    Oct 26, 1979 Wide
    On DVD:
    Nov 23, 1999
  • Warner Home Video

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The Great Santini Reviews

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Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Two-dimensional and minor.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Original Score: 3/5

April 9, 2007
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

| Original Score: 3/5

July 30, 2002
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Original Score: 4/4

October 23, 2004
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Offers a whole lot more than just Duvall's flawless performance.

| Original Score: 4.5/5

July 26, 2002
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

An emotionally devastating drama with a first rate performance from Robert Duvall.

| Original Score: 4/5

October 27, 2006
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Original Score: 4/5

March 17, 2002
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

| Original Score: 5/5

May 14, 2003
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

| Original Score: 5/5

December 8, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The Great Santini is a convincing portrait of the battles between a military man and his coming-of-age son.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

January 29, 2004
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Duvall as rough, tough Marine in downer story of family conflict

| Original Score: 4/5

October 23, 2004
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Fantastic performances by Duvall and O'Keefe highlight this father-son tug-of-war.

| Original Score: 4/5

October 14, 2004
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

| Original Score: 3/5

October 16, 2002
Elspeth Haughton
Apollo Guide

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Original Score: 77/100

January 1, 2000
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

| Original Score: 3/5

June 6, 2003
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

| Original Score: 4/5

July 23, 2004
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Brilliant.

| Original Score: 4/5

December 21, 2004
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Robert Duvall and Michael O'Keefe turn in powerful, Oscar nominated performances in this familiar family melodrama about tyrannical marine-father who bullies his sensitive son so that he can become a real man.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Original Score: B

July 4, 2005
Derek Adams
Time Out
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February 9, 2006
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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January 15, 2005

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May 24, 2003

Variety
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July 7, 2008
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