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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI was expecting Doc Hollywood to be a comedy. And it is a comedy. But it surprised me by also being a love story, and a pretty good one - the kind where the lovers are smart enough to know all the reasons why they shouldn't get together, but too much in love to care.
- 75Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThe film has a message; it's another picture about finding your humanity. But in this case, it's pedaled so softly that it doesn't impose itself on you. Nothing about this movie does. And that, as much as anything, is what makes it so irresistible.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe screenplay, by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman and Daniel Pyne, is occasionally sharp-tongued but more often pleasantly knee-deep in rustic corn. Mr. Fox also seems a shade more substantial this time, possibly because he is seen making life-or-death decisions when not fielding comic lines.
- 70Time OutTime OutCaton-Jones views all the characters with undisguised affection; the whole thing bubbles along nicely in a fresh, witty, unselfconscious manner, making you forget the dated Capra-corn message.
- 67Austin ChronicleKathleen MaherAustin ChronicleKathleen MaherPredictable as sunburn on the 4th of July, it is a film as ingratiating as its star. Visiting the town of Grady is a fairly pleasant pastime, but there's no excuse for a film this light to last over two hours as this one does.
- 50Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerDoc Hollywood draws its energy almost exclusively from cliche. The cornball rowdiness is partially redeemed by the good cast.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA clumsy, calculated attempt at warm-hearted, populist entertainment.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThis comedy, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, is as stalled as Fox's Porsche. It's too flat to be funny and too trite to be meaningful.