Mr. Holland's Opus Reviews
Top CriticAn overwrought Disney weeper.
| Original Score: 2.5/4
About.com
Doesn't hold up. The schmaltz doesn't work. What does "Play the sun" mean?
| Original Score: 2/5
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
One of Dreyfuss' best performances EVER.
| Original Score: 4/5
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Full Review
| Original Score: low +2 out of -4..+4
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Yea, it is filled with cliches, but it still is an engaging outing.
| Original Score: 3/5
Spirituality and Practice
Extraordinary movie about how a job can be transformed into a soul-satisfying vocation.
Fantastica Daily
A touching, uplifting and life-affirming winner that makes it hard to avoid leaving the theater teary-eyed, with a lump in your throat.
| Original Score: 9/10
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Holland may have been a failed composer, but he's a master at playing the heartstrings.
| Original Score: 3/5
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