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Tootsie doesn't squander its high-concept comedy premise with fine dialogue and sympathetic treatment of the characters.
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Both [Garr and Lange] are excellent, and Miss Lange continues her promise to become a superstar of the 1980s. Nov 12, 2018 | Full Review…
Both [Garr and Lange] are excellent, and Miss Lange continues her promise to become a superstar of the 1980s.
Bob Thomas
It is not just the best comedy of the year; it is popular art on the way to becoming cultural artifact. Oct 5, 2008 | Full Review…
It is not just the best comedy of the year; it is popular art on the way to becoming cultural artifact.
Richard Schickel
...there are several solid laughs and some excellent supporting performances. Jun 28, 2007 | Full Review…
...there are several solid laughs and some excellent supporting performances.
Dave Kehr
The tone is quick-witted and appealing, with some of the smartest dialogue this side of Billy Wilder... Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
The tone is quick-witted and appealing, with some of the smartest dialogue this side of Billy Wilder...
Geoff Andrew
It turns out to be a touching love story, after all -- so touching that you may be surprised how moved you are at the conclusion of this comedy. Oct 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
It turns out to be a touching love story, after all -- so touching that you may be surprised how moved you are at the conclusion of this comedy.
Roger Ebert
Tootsie restores the original meaning to the term 'situation comedy,' free of the pejorative associations that have accrued over the years because of the glut of awful ones on television. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Tootsie restores the original meaning to the term 'situation comedy,' free of the pejorative associations that have accrued over the years because of the glut of awful ones on television.
Vincent Canby
Shadow-boxing his way downtown, Dorsey suddenly yells, "I'm a great character actor; I can play anybody!" In Tootsie, Hoffman proves that he just about can. Jan 30, 2018 | Full Review…
Shadow-boxing his way downtown, Dorsey suddenly yells, "I'm a great character actor; I can play anybody!" In Tootsie, Hoffman proves that he just about can.
Robert Hatch
It's a movie with a lot on its mind - while never toppling over under the weight of its good intentions. May 30, 2016 | Full Review…
It's a movie with a lot on its mind - while never toppling over under the weight of its good intentions.
Jason Bailey
Tootsie's finely balanced writing is one of the film's greatest strengths, being consistently funny without ever turning the central premise into a gag. Apr 18, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Tootsie's finely balanced writing is one of the film's greatest strengths, being consistently funny without ever turning the central premise into a gag.
Christopher Machell
What makes Tootsie a smart, enduring comedy instead of a silly, momentary one is its real sympathy for women. Jan 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
What makes Tootsie a smart, enduring comedy instead of a silly, momentary one is its real sympathy for women.
Tasha Robinson
a wonderful movie, full of warmth and good humor balanced with both farcical silliness and level-headed recognition of certain social truths about the sexes we often want to ignore Jan 9, 2015 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
a wonderful movie, full of warmth and good humor balanced with both farcical silliness and level-headed recognition of certain social truths about the sexes we often want to ignore
James Kendrick
A comedy of surprisingly refined class for 1982... Sep 8, 2013 | Full Review…
A comedy of surprisingly refined class for 1982...
Glenn Dunks
Tootsie is simply the worst type of American humor: one that has a clever idea in its hands but takes it in a completely wrong direction, letting it die in a predictable plot that looks like a cheap soap opera and bears a stupid sitcom sense of humor.
Super Reviewer
A "meaningful" comedy about sexual equality in the workplace (from a male's POV) has it's moments, both of groaning awkwardness and of genuine mirth. It's insight into the world of trying to make it as an actor in New York is where the film is strongest. When released it was kind of a big deal, but it never gets away, not for a single second, from just how bad Hoffman looks dressed as a woman. And the situation alluded to, the inequality of women in the workplace ... ? That hasn't gone anywhere.
A funny, well-acted story concerning a failing actor with an attitude (Dustin Hoffman) who is forced to take drastic measures and dress as a woman for a role in a popular soap opera. This thing is all Dustin Hoffman, as he turns in one of the best performances of his well-decorated career as an actor playing many different roles. Sure, the movie is predictable and there is the cliche romantic interest, in this case Jessica Lange, but it remains hilarious throughout thanks to a fair balance of slapstick and verbal humor that comes across very well. Sydney Pollack's charming, effortlessly constructed screenplay translates into a breezy comedy that flies fast and does not overstay its welcome. Perhaps a little over-rated, not a great film, but definitely a good one.
The 80s music and cheesy ending made me want to hit something, but other than those utter tragedies, the movie is really funny, and really well-made. Dustin Hoffman is believable even in such an unbelievable situation, and Bill Murray steals every scene he's in.
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