“Franciosi grabs the film by its shoulders and turns it into a searing, singular experience.”

“Ford dials up the smarm of Han Solo and the hubris of Indiana Jones…”

“Davis delivers a tremulously terrifying Elizabeth…”

“…an overcorrection, an attempt to negate the gloss by burying it in bile.”

“…it’s a thrill to watch Stanwyck go to work and assert her dominance.”

“I appreciated the craft, but never felt the longing.”

“Brown vacuums up the movie in a way that’s both entrancing and entirely true to the complicated character he’s playing.”

“Steven Spielberg’s attempt to bring classic-cinema panache to a modern, mystical romance.”

“Frank Capra was fond of speeches – and Meet John Doe is stuffed with them.”

“…as if Le Samourai got mugged in an Uptown alley.”