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47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Now is Slipstream worth seeing? I think so, if you'll actively engage your sympathy with Hopkins' attempt to do something tricky and difficult. If you want to lie back and let the movie come to you, you may be lying there a long time.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    70
    Amusing cinematic buffoonery by a man poking fun at movie conventions and the movie business itself.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Jamie Tipps
    70
    Slipstream is a properly bizarre journey.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    63
    Writer, director and star Anthony Hopkins releases his inner muse with Slipstream, and guess who shows up - David Lynch!
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    50
    Bold, experimental, off-the-wall kicky and utterly exasperating.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    If not exactly dull, Hopkins' stream-of-consciousness rant is nonetheless self-indulgent and crammed with bits of business that never add up to anything much.
  7. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    50
    The film has moments of goofy delight, some pseudo-David Lynch spookery and a couple of comic supporting turns.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    50
    Hopkins claims it's a comedy, and perhaps John Turturro's live-action cartoon of a mogul producer suggests so, but what does it all mean? That art can be just as shallow as Hollywood?
  9. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Carina Chocano
    50
    Taking a cue from David Lynch, Hopkins fractures the narrative from the first frame, but unlike Lynch he doesn't go far enough in establishing a context from which to deviate. If the story fragments we're watching spring from the same mind, in other words, it's not obvious.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    For an actor like Mr. Hopkins, disappearing into another character, especially a historical figure, must be a far more unsettling deconstruction of reality than for the casual moviegoer observing the transformation. That is a notion Slipstream might have explored more fruitfully, had it focused its wandering attention span, kept its camera steadier and figured out what it wanted to say.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    50
    Apparently needing to release some private thoughts, musings and images to the world, Anthony Hopkins takes a leap into stunning self-indulgence with his directorial debut, Slipstream.
  12. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    50
    Not so much ill conceived and misdirected as unconceived and undirected, this is folly on a grand scale.
  13. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    33
    The result is either one of the most self-indulgent vanity projects in the history of the Hollywood star system, or a rare revealing look at a distinguished actor who usually keeps his real self out of the spotlight.
  14. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    12
    At 96 minutes, this vanity/insanity project runs a bit long; five minutes would have been plenty.
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2.4 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 3 out of 4
  1. aryanrule
    3
    Cant say much. I cannot believe that such great man as Hopkins could do such twisted and sick movie. U need to be very focused to stay tuned with the fabula, and even then u are still questioning yourself what exactly are u watching. Only 3 stars for this, though i could give him 10 stars for composing music.… Full Review »
  2. CurtisS.
    0
    This is the first zero rating I've ever given to a movie. What an utter piece of confused noisy trash this film is. Random visual and auditory interference scattered abundantly throughout, after about 15 minutes, I could watch no more. I think it qualifies as "unwatchable." The entire movie, according to others estimations of it on metacritic,com, is a bunch of confusion: real and fictional elements of an older (dying) man as his life flashes before him. This strongly seems like the experimental work of a first year, self-indulgent film student who wanted to bring one of his sleep-dreams to life, with absolutely no consideration for the audience's enjoyment or understanding. I think the relatively high rating of 7, by consumers and pro critics is due to some misplaced allegiance to Anthony Hopkins, (obviously a great actor in other films), who wrote, directed and comatosely "starred" in this embarrassment. Even he called it "a joke" at a screening. Please, Mr. Hopkins, stick to acting, or at least have a story if you decide to give it another go at directing, To sit for an hour and a half only to find out that the unpleasant mish-mash you've just endured is the fractured percepton of a dying man is a complete disappointment. It's like someone had played a cruel trick on you and wasted an hour and a half of your life. Not, funny, Mr. Hopkins.… Full Review »
  3. MikeSolis
    0
    Do not even bother watching this movie, what a waste of time, it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I would rather watch a turtle race than this. I wanted to understand what was the thinking behind it so I saw the special features making of segment and they were comparing this movie to movies made by Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman what a joke...… Full Review »
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