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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) a score of 2.7561 out of 4

based on (33) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(25)

Good

(4)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Gradually through during the opening scenes of "Joe Versus the Volcano," my heart begin to quicken, until finally I realized a wondrous thing: I had not seen this movie before. Most ...read the complete Joe Versus the Volcano movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The preposterous plot of "Joe Versus the Volcano," which echoes the Carole Lombard classic "Nothing Sacred," is only accentuated by the phony '40s-movie look of the set design. But it's all obviously to great purpose. On the other hand, despite ...read the complete Joe Versus the Volcano movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

Several other "specialty cues" highlight Joe Versus the Volcano. The sax that is interwoven with the love theme in the "Shopping Spree" track is a contemporary success, the accoustic light rock of the "Fishing" cue is a welcome change, and ...read the complete Joe Versus the Volcano movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)