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48 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Starring: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall
  • Summary: The cartoon comes to the big screen as mysterious Popeye the Sailorman docks in Sweethaven where he falls for Olive Oyl, fights with Bluto and becomes a mama to "infankt" Sweetpea.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    It's clear that this movie has an affection for Popeye, and so much regard for the sailor man that it even bothers to reveal the real truth about his opinion of spinach.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Vincent Canby
    60
    Miss Duvall is superb - genteely ladylike one minute, a woman of volcanic passions the next.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    30
    Robert Altman's busy, detailed mise-en-scene, flattened cartoon-style through space-compacting long lenses, does capture some of the frenetic atmosphere of the Fleischer cartoons, but it tends to crowd out, and neutralize, the story values.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. AnnaR.
    8
    I like this film. I smile from beginning to end. It looks brilliant and it evokes the cartoon faithfully. It's a kids film that makes an adult happy. I don't know if Popeye can sweet talk today's kids, as I don't know if the cartoon is still on telly.… Expand
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