What sounded like an embarrassing blunder -- the romantic pairing of Richard Gere and Jodie Foster -- turns out to be surprisingly entertaining and persuasive.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 11, 2023

Sommersby has everything to succeed. There's just one minor problem in this Americanized remake of The Return of Martin Guerre: Who can believe Richard Gere and Jodie Foster as a Tennessee Ashley and Scarlett?

| May 31, 2018

His (Amiel's) direction is full-blooded and unafraid of sentiment, but he reins in the film's epic possibilities, which could easily have bogged things down.

| Nov 14, 2017

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 27, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 11, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 26, 2004

Lacks whatever magical ingredient there is that makes a film a moving experience and instead settles for being an adequate but not a remarkable achievement.

| Original Score: C | Apr 11, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 13, 2004

A winning and soul-stirring exploration of the spiritual meaning of one man's sacrificial death.

| Jul 12, 2003

Though there is a near vaccuum at the center of the film, Sommersby is never boring, largely because of Ms. Foster's beautifully self-possessed presence.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 20, 2003

The story idea is an interesting one, but it doesn't quite pan out in the end. There are too many unanswered questions and unresolved conflicts.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 23, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 4, 2003

A powerful piece of filmmaking. Gere and Foster are as immaculate as always.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2002

Hobbled with a meandering script, an erratic performance by Richard Gere, and an overbearing score by Danny Elfman.

| Jan 9, 2002

At least satisfying and often is poignant.

| Original Score: 6/8 | Jan 1, 2000

It's really an old-fashioned hankie-soaker with Gere and Foster ably jerking tears. An odd yet convincing couple, they won't replace Rhett and Scarlet, and frankly, my dears, who can? But belles wring and bosoms heave in a manner most pleasing.

| Jan 1, 2000