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Music of the Heart (1999) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
filmcritic.com (Athan Bezaitis)
The creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream is toying with our conscience again, only this time his weaponry isn’t Freddy’s claws or a murderous prank caller. Director Wes Craven’s latest endeavor, Music of the Heart, switches ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at filmcritic.com (Athan Bezaitis)
Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
In a time when cynicism is everywhere, and is constantly reflected back to us in our cinema, Music From the Heart delivers a powerful statement about the value of music and the strength in all of us to survive and excel.
Roberta Guaspari (Meryl ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Susan Granger)
Meryl Streep delivers a polished, virtuoso performance that could earn her another well-deserved Oscar nomination, while Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan, and Aidan Quinn deliver strong support. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Susan Granger)
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
DVD Authority.com (Kat)
filmcritic.com plays Music from its Heart
Oddly enough, this film is just as powerful as any of Craven’s horror films and can evoke strong emotion and sentiment, if you let ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at filmcritic.com plays Music from its Heart
Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
The year's first sure-fire Oscar nominee has arrived with flying colors. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
A teary appreciation of the value of a good teacher, the joy of music and the payoffs of discipline and hard work. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
In musical terms, this is a generic, three-chord Celine Dion radio hit: light-weight, unoriginal and sappy, but darn it, it almost makes you feel something. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Doesn't revolve around a self-centered main character or possess the schmaltz of Mr. Holland's Opus. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Matinee Magazine (David Nemetz)
Movie Reviews UK
Once upon a time, whilst a student at Ye Olde Film Criticism College, I pondered what I envisioned could become the biggest challenge of my chosen profession to be. The concern involved a test I might face one day, the results of which would depend not ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Ms. Streep adds yet another stellar performance to an already impressive resume. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Music of the Heart" is based on the true story of a violin teacher named Roberta Guaspari, who created a high school music program more or less out of thin air in East Harlem, and eventually found herself and her students on the stage of Carnegie Hall. M ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
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 ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Avoids the potentially suffocating pall of uplift hovering over its quite exhilarating story. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This one basically just sticks to the real story, which has all the emotional wallop that's needed. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
ShowBIZ Data
A Miramax Films Presentation in Association with Craven/Maddelena Films; Executive Produced by Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Amy Slotnick; Co-Produced by Stuart Besser; Produced by Walter Scheuer, Allan Miller and Susan Kaplan and Mary Maddalena; ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Streep is simply amazing to behold, an actress who invests every fiber of her being -- every gesture, every inflection, every strand of hair -- into her performance. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
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 the complete Music of the Heart movie review at USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Like I said, a great story. Besides Streep's excellent work, there are other standout performances like those of Charlie Hofheimer and Kieran Culkin, who play Nick and Lexi as teenagers, and Bassett as the ever-supportive principal Williams. Also ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
One of the year's most heartfelt movies. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
In the tradition of one person can make a difference this true story, surprisingly directed by the master of the horror flick, Wes Craven, depicts, Roberta Guspari, who in the early 80's started a violin program for children in an East Harlem ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
Salon (Mary Elizabeth Williams)
Salon.com (Mary Elizabeth Williams)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
PopMatters (Anne Daugherty)
Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
James Bowman
Music of the Heart is certainly heartwarming, though you may be inclined to object, as I do, to having your heart warmed by an emotional blast-furnace. The first non-horror flick by its director, Wes Craven, the film is, not surprisingly, altogether too ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at James Bowman
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City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Los Angeles Times (John Anderson)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
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La Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth)
Slate (David Edelstein)
The credits had just started and I was already looking for a barf bag. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Variety (David Stratton)
A gloriously sentimental true-life ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Variety (David Stratton)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
An affirmation of the power of music to provide beauty, pleasure and a sense of accomplishment. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Reel.com DVD review (Marina Chavez)
Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
James Sanford
If you didn't know going in that "Music of the Heart" is based on a true story, you might easily mistake it for Hollywood hokum. Simply put, many of the events in the life of violinist/educator Roberta Guaspari seem too good to be true.
After being ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at James Sanford
Reel.com (Ray Greene)
Nashville Scene (Noel Murray)
Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
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Film Freak Central
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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
The Boston Phoenix
25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
TNT RoughCut (Sjohnna McCray)
Bring two boxes of tissue and a girlfriend to lean on for this blowout tearjerker. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at TNT RoughCut (Sjohnna McCray)
Anchorage Press (Brenda Sokolowski)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
The choppy film is like a composition crowded with competing themes. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Tear-inducing feel-gooder that only a curmudgeon could find fault with. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Scott Renshaw
I follow this admission with one of a different sort, the sort that makes viewers everywhere want to throttle critics within an inch of their thumbturning, stardistributing lives: MUSIC OF THE HEART, moving though it may be, just isn't a particularly ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Scott Renshaw
Edward Johnson-Ott
Reel.com
Miramax offers Music of the Heart in pristine anamorphic widescreen in the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with excellent Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and an optional French language track. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Reel.com
FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
It is both ironic and unfortunate that "Music of the Heart," a film about a woman who teaches children the value of beautiful music, begins with a pop song by Gloria Estefan and N'Sync that is so sugar-coated and shallow that it borders on nausea. It's ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Wes Craven directs this true story of a fiddle teacher (Meryl Streep) in East Harlem who gives her students a love and understanding of music, eventually taking them to perform at Carnegie Hall. Gloria Estefan will star as her friend and co-worker. ...read the complete Music of the Heart movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
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