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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe latest offering from Edward Zwick, the director of "Glory," is the kind of movie that doesn't require much effort to surrender to and enjoy.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's pretty good, in fact, with full-blooded performances and heartfelt melodrama.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWhat makes Legends such an entertaining male weepie is the star shine. Though the admirable Quinn has the toughest role, Pitt carries the picture.
- 63TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe golden shadows of the waning Old West are thrown across the big screen with full reverential treatment in this solid, unsurprising rendition of Jim Harrison's widely praised novella.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe camerawork, which relies heavily on shots of picture-perfect vistas and not enough on human beings and their place in this world. When we do see the characters, we primarily see their beauty.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackLegends of the Fall is so gorgeous that its failure to catch fire seems a piddling concern.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThese are performances that lost too much in the editing room, smothered by music and overshadowed by a picture-postcard vision of the American West.
- 38San Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoLegends of the Fall never makes you think too hard; its woes-of-a-proud-family formula takes a back seat to a self-conscious visual style that strains toward the level of myth.
- 20TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelWe're left with our stifled laughter and a very long movie.
- It doesn't take long to realize that Legends is an unintentional howler.