Review of Ordinary People (1980) by Richard Schickel for TIME Magazine — 20 Feb 2009
An austere and delicate examination of the ways in which a likable family falters under pressure and struggles, with ambiguous results, to renew itself. This is not very show-bizzy stuff, but for once, a movie star has used his power to create not light entertainment or a trendy political statement, but a work that addresses itself quietly and intelligently to issues everyone who attempts to raise children must face.
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This review of Ordinary People (1980) was written by Richard Schickel and published by TIME Magazine on 20 Feb 2009.
Ordinary People has generally received very positive reviews.
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