94
Metascore
23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe best and most touchingly personal of all Shakespeare adaptations, Chimes At Midnight is pervaded by melancholy and loneliness, even though its characters are almost seen never alone.
- 100Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt's powerful stuff.
- 100Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrThe one Welles film that deserves to be called lovely; there is also a rising tide of opinion that proclaims it his masterpiece.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA masterpiece.
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChimes at Midnight is one of Welles' peak achievements. Its depth of feeling seems very real, very deep indeed.
- 100Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt is quite likely the greatest Shakespearean film ever and, except for Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, it’s also Welles’s greatest film – which is saying something.
- 100Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyIt’s a feast for the ears, eyes, and soul.
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawPlaying Falstaff might have been Welles’s creative and physical destiny: in the character he found a dignity and sensuality in his, by then, overweight form. The confidence and panache of his staging is a treat.
- 85NPRBob MondelloNPRBob MondelloSprawling, and hugely ambitious, and containing a glorious Wellesian Falstaff who is as majestic in folly as he is in girth.
- 30The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherA confusing patchwork of scenes and characters.