"It's fun to watch this acting odd couple spar....Mr. Cruise pours on his characteristic intensity and lights up the board....[Ms. Streep delivers] one of her vibrant, entertaining, gestural performances."
New York Times

4 stars out of 5 -- "The back-and-forth between Cruise and Streep, in particular, is electric; this will, if there's any justice, see Cruise finally win an Oscar."
Empire

"Carnahan's writing ignites familiar issues with vigor and snap..." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

"Streep, Cruise and Redford all bring maximum charisma to their roles....Redford -- working in a lower register -- exudes charm and decency as a professor, but still packs his best lines with a killer punch."
Sight and Sound

3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's given extra gravitas -- a quality it hadn't lacked -- by Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise."
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