Music of the HeartMovie Reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Tribune | Michael Wilmington

    Wonderful spirit, humanity and humor. Read full review

  • 77
    Mr. Showbiz | Kevin Maynard

    The year's first sure-fire Oscar nominee has arrived with flying colors. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Avoids the potentially suffocating pall of uplift hovering over its quite exhilarating story. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    No actress of her generation inhabits characters as thoroughly and convincingly as she (Streep) does, and this performance carries the movie Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This one basically just sticks to the real story, which has all the emotional wallop that's needed. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    Yearning for an old-fashioned movie with a well-told, uplifting message? Music of the Heart is playing your song. Read full review

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    The choppy film is like a composition crowded with competing themes. Read full review

  • 60
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    If "Mr. Holland's Opus" made you puke, you'd better bring a bucket to this true-life weepie about the importance of teaching music in schools. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Feels more like an earnest commercial for music education than successful entertainment. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    A sentimental epic that forgets to include the sentiment Read full review

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