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Fisher King, The (1991) Movie Reviews
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EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
As original as Gilliam is as a filmmaker, he too falls victims to Hollywood cliches as far as the portrait of the homeless is concerned (here Robin Williams)--they are either mad saints or misfit geniuses...read the complete Fisher King, The (1991) review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
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Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
If you treasure Gilliam at his best and take his ideas seriously, you'll probably be infuriated as well as delighted....read the complete Fisher King, The (1991) review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
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TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))
The script never resolves the different levels on which it tries to operate, and also throws in too many loose ends which never get cleared up....read the complete Fisher King, The (1991) review at TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))
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The New Yorker (Michael Sragow)
The movie is a peculiarly irritating failure -- a leaden piece of uplift....read the complete Fisher King, The (1991) review at The New Yorker (Michael Sragow)
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