Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 13 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Powerhouse casting and a heartbreaking history make the screen version of Marvin's Room more memorable than it otherwise would be.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Streep gives her most credible blue-collar performance to date; Keaton sidesteps saintliness to mix vulnerability and small heroics.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Based on a play by Scott McPherson's who died of AIDS, it's impossible to watch the well-acted film (particularly Diane Keaton, who should get an Oscar nod) without thinking of its themees: the various approaches to love and the strength of family bonds
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
26 Dec 2006
rotten:
It's all plinky-plink pianos and mewing oboes, trying to jerk those tears a little too hard. No, a lot too hard. The music is awful. Stupendously bad.
– Eric Brace,
Washington Post,
8 Feb 2010
rotten:
The performances are overwhelmed by cinematography so gorgeous and distracting it makes the drama seem like just so much wheel spinning.