The strength of the film is really that of Cruise's performance, his finest since Risky Business.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb 2013
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What no one can argue is that Rain Man is Cruise's quantum leap, so that it can be said unblushingly that he holds his own with the masterly Hoffman.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb 2013
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It's an honorable effort, touched by a certain lightness and grace.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan 2014
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A fascinating, often very moving, frequently funny film.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan 2014
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Everything about the acting and direction of Rain Man is so exquisitely calibrated and so right that it's all too easy to forget how much could have gone wrong.