Critic Reviews

To Have and Have Not (1944) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give To Have and Have Not (1944) a score of 3.3250 out of 4

based on (6) reviews

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Director Howard Hawks made a bet with Ernest Hemingway that he could make a good movie out of his worst novel. I don't know who won or how much the bet was for, but my money is on Hawks. ...read the complete To Have and Have Not movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

[Bogey & Bacall's] onscreen chemistry is palpable, all but overshadowing the fictional back story that made Rick and Ilsa's dance in Casablanca so memorable. ...read the complete To Have and Have Not movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

As the hard-boiled professional fisherman who gives his ample ingenuity to a cause, Mr. Bogart is almost as impressive as he was as Rick, the Casablanca host. ...read the complete To Have and Have Not movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

You know how to whistle, don't you? ...read the complete To Have and Have Not movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

The movie is entertaining in its own right, and representative of the era in which it was produced, but, aside from the legendary interaction between Bogart and Lauren Bacall, there are only moderate reasons to recommend the film. ...read the complete To Have and Have Not movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

...an intriguing, romantic, sometimes exciting, predictable but entertaining motion picture. ...read the complete To Have and Have Not movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)