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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackDelightfully comic - and the funniest moments are rich in meaning - A Man of No Importance is laced with memorable scenes.
- 80EmpireEmpireThis is full to brimming with doleful pathos and a potent cast.
- 80The New York TimesThe New York TimesA Man of No Importance is a small film with far more charm than its premise might suggest. It is acted with great warmth and wit by an ideal cast.
- Finney's portrayal of Alfie is heartbreaking in its naïveté about his own desires, yet he also brings to the character an unbridled joy in life's basic pleasures.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrAlbert Finney's name on a cast list is a guarantee of pleasure, and there's much to savor besides in Suri Krishnamma's A Man of No Importance. [03 Feb 1995]
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe only thing of real importance in A Man of No Importance is Albert Finney's performance.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco Examiner[Krishnamma] gives the story a dimension of pent-up anguish and melancholy.
- 67Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt's a modest film in most respects, but Albert Finney as Alfie is a man of great importance indeed, reminding us again that he's one of the most towering talents in film today.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie operates at the level of a literate sitcom, in which the dialogue is smart and the characters are original, but the outcome and most of the stops along the way are preordained.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumEven though it stars Albert Finney, this is a picture of no importance, undone mainly by its self-ingratiated cuteness.