89
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinIt reimagines the buddy film with such freshness and vigor that the genre seems positively new.
- 100Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis is a movie to love, that touches you in places you never suspected, that shows you that the road less traveled is the road to your dreams.
- 90Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumClassic genre movies may be a scarce commodity, but this gutsy crime thriller and female buddy movie qualifies in spades.
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonUnabashed, streamlined entertainment, and you won't hate yourself in the morning for liking it.
- 90VarietyVarietyEven those who don't rally to pic's fed-up feminist outcry will take to its comedy, momentum and dazzling visuals.
- 90NewsweekJack KrollNewsweekJack KrollSarandon and Davis give superb, wonderfully interactive performances: funky, fierce, funny and poignant. [27 May 1991]
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversBegins like an episode of "I Love Lucy" and ends with the impact of "Easy Rider."
- 80Film ThreatBrad LaidmanFilm ThreatBrad LaidmanGrade A propaganda of the first order.
- 80TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA fun, breezy roadtrip across the Western landscape.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyNever quite connects with us emotionally, yet the more it shades off into the gonzo-poetic, the more fun it becomes.