Mr. Holland's Opus: Critic Reviews

An overwrought Disney weeper.

This idealized tribute to a charismatic teacher who devotes himself to music appreciation has the same old-fashioned texture and sticky sentimentality as Goodbye Mr. Chips (of 1939), but Dreyfuss gives an effective, surprisingly restrained performance

Holland may have been a failed composer, but he's a master at playing the heartstrings.

A touching, uplifting and life-affirming winner that makes it hard to avoid leaving the theater teary-eyed, with a lump in your throat.

Who knew the director of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead was capable of making a profoundly moving drama?

One of Dreyfuss' best performances EVER.

Doesn't hold up. The schmaltz doesn't work. What does "Play the sun" mean?

Yea, it is filled with cliches, but it still is an engaging outing.

'Mr. Holland's Boring Cliche'

Extraordinary movie about how a job can be transformed into a soul-satisfying vocation.