I Dreamed of Africa: Critic Reviews

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Jay Carr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

I Dreamed of Africa plays like a string of journal entries waiting to be assembled into the fully involving narrative you're convinced it can be, but isn't here.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Dennis Lim Village Voice (Top Critic)

Similarly anesthetized, director Hugh Hudson keeps the movie rambling and episodic.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Philip Wuntch Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

I Dreamed of Africa will leave you dozing.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Mark Caro Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

Doesn't have much plot.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

Ultimately the movie is alluring and respectful -- its sadness may be what saves it from becoming sensationalist or trite.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

Out of Africa, which was so bland I'd almost forgotten it, packs a dramatic wallop compared with the enervated storytelling in I Dreamed of Africa.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

Watching I Dreamed of Africa is like watching paint dry -- except that the paint never actually does dry.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Geoff Pevere Toronto Star (Top Critic)

I Dreamed Of Africa turns authentic experience into the stuff of high cliche.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Robert Horton Film.com (Top Critic)

A Meandering Mess.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

38

It hasn't any rhythm at all, just a string of downbeats and a hackneyed old tune that equates mere survival with heroism.
Full Review » 10 years ago
David Germain Associated Press (Top Critic)

The director is unable to breathe life into this tale of woman against nature.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

20

This is a Laura Ashley on Safari meditation on bored rich people searching for fulfillment and a new life among the photogenic wildlife of Kenya.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

0

This astonishingly awful film is a study in how a film can go terribly wrong from concept to execution.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

50

There's some good work from Basinger and solid (but also bland) techs and not too much else.
Full Review » 7 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

50

A production like this deserves better scriptwriters and a better leading player.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Chris Gore Film Threat

20

You should avoid this film and take a trip to the zoo instead.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Susannah Breslin Film Threat

30

Shockingly boring and stupifyingly umoving.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

63

Ms. Basinger clearly relished the chance to throw herself into a character who endures many emotional extremities, though the joy and happiness she professes to find in Africa is not much in evidence.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card

38

The writing itself is a bit immature, What the film does best is depict the unpredictable rhythm and dangerous allure of Africa.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Glenn Kenny Premiere Magazine

Gallmann now is a respected conservationist in Kenya. Fine. Good for her. But in this case, not so good for us.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Christabel Padmore Apollo Guide

42

A beautiful travelogue and a squandered opportunity.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Stephen Farber Movieline

It's beautifully photographed and well directed by Hugh Hudson, but the script is flimsy.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Prairie Miller filmgazette.com

Kim Basinger does white woman's burden in this post-colonialist biopic yawner.
Full Review » 11 years ago
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk

38

In the film, it feels more like Gallmann is simply tolerating her life in Africa rather than embracing it, and the disparity between those two positions makes all the difference in the world.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope

50

If the film had shown the actors getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, it would have been more convincing. That's real nature.
Full Review » 11 years ago