The Majestic: Critic Reviews

55%

MovieWeb: 1 reviews

42%

RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

30

Darabont and screenwriter Michael Sloane's misty-eyed tribute may be pleasant in places, but it's too manufactured and deliberate to be persuasive.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Stephen Hunter Washington Post (Top Critic)

10

It can't fake sincerity. It tries ever so hard, but it doesn't have a single believable second.
Full Review » 10 years ago
J. Hoberman Village Voice (Top Critic)

Marks a steep downturn in Jim Carrey's career.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Rex Reed New York Observer (Top Critic)

Carrey gets the best role of his own career -- and plays it with tenderness, valor, bravery and deeply moving conviction. I find him positively captivating.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)

Mr. Carrey may go to both Washington and a version of Bedford Falls in The Majestic, but he is neither the Jefferson Smith nor George Bailey of Stewart's best-loved films.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

60

This corny movie may not appeal to kids.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan

67

Don't even look for Clarence the Angel in this slow paced, but effective story.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

75

... The kind of uplifting movie that I think many would enjoy around the holidays ...
Full Review » 8 years ago
Tom Grealis RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

40

If this film were confectionery, it would rot every tooth in your head and leave you with a sickening stomach cramp.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Wesley Lovell Oscar Guy

88

Jim Carrey seems a bit out of his depth in this often-engaging anti-HUAC film.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Heather Wadowski Film Threat

80

For those who appreciate movies that capture almost every emotion -- from laughter to tears, suspense to tranquillity -- The Majestic was made for you.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Tim Merrill Film Threat

40

Capra has been embalmed and larded with prefab sentimental glaze, a synthetic 21st century Hollywood idea of what Capra the director stood for.
Full Review » 9 years ago
James Rocchi Netflix

20

Smug, simpering and warmed over, The Majestic is a horrible film with delusions of grandeur.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

17

the cinematic equivalent of the sanctimonious bore determined to announce his bullying virtue to the world ...
Full Review » 10 years ago
Mark Palermo Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The monotonous approach ensures that the film is meaningless, preventing any variation in tone from one moment to the next.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies

70

Succeeds because of the earnestness with which it is being told.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Paul Salfen Supercala.com

An enjoyable holiday movie with a timely patriotic feel.
Full Review » 10 years ago
John J. Puccio DVDTown.com

60

...totally harmless and inoffensive, a sweet, gentle fable.... It is also totally humdrum, stereotyped, cliched, and, dare I say it, often boring.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette

as full of corn as the frozen foods section of your local grocery. But still, something about this unapologetically hokey tale gets a hold of the heart.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Betty Jo Tucker ReelTalk Movie Reviews

That sound you hear is me -- still applauding Frank Darabont's nostalgic look at movies, patriotism, and the human condition.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ian Waldron-Mantgani UK Critic

88

Disarming sincerity and an old-fashioned sense of class.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Collin Souter eFilmCritic.com

75

A movie that can be described as cheesy, contrived and hopelessly predictable should not be rewarded, nor recommended. But I liked it anyway.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Luis Martinez Cinenganos

80

Los detalles melosos pueden provocar un poco de aburrimiento, sin embargo la cinta es emotiva y con buenas actuaciones.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Danny Graydon BBC

60

A beautifully crafted and engagingly performed crowd-pleaser.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jorge Avila Andrade Moviola

75

Es una pena que haya pasado sin pena ni gloria, pues es un refrescante trabajo que hara recordar lo maravilloso de esa fabrica de suenos llamada cine..
Full Review » 10 years ago