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The results may seem overripe and dated in spots, but she coaxes a fine performance out of Nolte, and the other actors (herself included) acquit themselves honorably. Feb 3, 2012 | Full Review…
The results may seem overripe and dated in spots, but she coaxes a fine performance out of Nolte, and the other actors (herself included) acquit themselves honorably.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
A deeply moving exploration of the tangled emotions of a dysfunctional Southern family, this lovingly crafted (though unevenly scripted) film of Pat Conroy's novel centers on Nick Nolte's performance of a lifetime. Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
A deeply moving exploration of the tangled emotions of a dysfunctional Southern family, this lovingly crafted (though unevenly scripted) film of Pat Conroy's novel centers on Nick Nolte's performance of a lifetime.
Variety Staff
They do make 'em like it any more. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
They do make 'em like it any more.
The Prince of Tides marks Ms. Streisand's triumphantly good job of locating that story's salient elements and making them come alive on the screen. Aug 30, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
The Prince of Tides marks Ms. Streisand's triumphantly good job of locating that story's salient elements and making them come alive on the screen.
Janet Maslin
Streisand hyperbolizes everything, from James Newton Howard's whackingly obtrusive score to Nick Nolte's overripe narration. May 12, 2001 | Full Review…
Streisand hyperbolizes everything, from James Newton Howard's whackingly obtrusive score to Nick Nolte's overripe narration.
Peter Travers
A big-hearted performance by Nick Nolte puts The Prince of Tides over the top. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
A big-hearted performance by Nick Nolte puts The Prince of Tides over the top.
Desson Thomson
The main problem with Prince of Tides, however, is not the acting or the direction, but the source material... it reeks of bad novel. Jul 24, 2018 | Full Review…
The main problem with Prince of Tides, however, is not the acting or the direction, but the source material... it reeks of bad novel.
Vanessa Letts
Directed with loving care by Barbra Streisand, this adaptation of the best-seller also boasts a serious flaw: Streisand herself. Feb 3, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Directed with loving care by Barbra Streisand, this adaptation of the best-seller also boasts a serious flaw: Streisand herself.
Graced with fine performances and commendably biting off more than it can ever hope to chew, The Prince Of Tides is a rare slice of romantic moviemaking for all those grown-ups feeling ignored since Kramer Vs. Kramer last rattled their value systems. Feb 3, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Graced with fine performances and commendably biting off more than it can ever hope to chew, The Prince Of Tides is a rare slice of romantic moviemaking for all those grown-ups feeling ignored since Kramer Vs. Kramer last rattled their value systems.
Barry McIlheney
Self-indulgent, soap opera nonsense. Feb 3, 2012 | Full Review…
Self-indulgent, soap opera nonsense.
Film4 Staff
As director, Streisand shows compassion for Pat Controy's Southern Gothic novel, and the film works better as a study of troubled childhood and male menopause than as romance between psychiatrist (poorly played by Streisand) and Nick Nolte as her patient Mar 28, 2008 | Rating: B | Full Review…
As director, Streisand shows compassion for Pat Controy's Southern Gothic novel, and the film works better as a study of troubled childhood and male menopause than as romance between psychiatrist (poorly played by Streisand) and Nick Nolte as her patient
Emanuel Levy
Pretty good romantic soap...except for Streisand's talons. Aug 27, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Pretty good romantic soap...except for Streisand's talons.
Ken Hanke
A sappy and overpraised movie that is all over the place trying to bite off a lot more than it can chew, even discarding its heavy-handed family drama (which gets solved in the most pathetic way) to focus on a corny romance - and it didn't deserve any of the Oscar nominations it got.
Super Reviewer
When a man's sister attempts suicide, he moves to New York and consults with her therapist with whom he begins an affair. Nick Nolte is a remarkable actor who has given some impassioned and compelling performances throughout his career, but The Prince of Tides is an exception. The restraints that a more seasoned director would've given Nolte would've helped him because this is a performance in which Nolte plays willy-nilly without a clear plan for his character or a clear character arc. It's acting without story-telling. Babs is there to a spectator and can't match or restrain her costar. What is more, the story is weak. The reveals about the Wingos' childhood traumas surprise no one, and while I can suspend my disbelief about a lot of things, it's difficult to imagine any self-respecting therapist relying so heavily on a family member to treat her patient. Overall, Streisand can do a lot of things, but I don't think directing actors is one of them.
Very good movie. Another Barbra Streisand classic!
This is a character driven movie with some really messed up characters. The movie is a little slow for my tastes and I really didn't go for the pairing of the two main people. There is a flashback scene that is pretty violent and racy that made me a little uncomfortable but it's important to the state of mind that the main character finds himself in so it's not something that you can leave out.
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