88
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowFunny Girl is old-fashioned; it is also exhilarating.
- 100New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardYou can reexperience the humor and magic -- and the essence of Streisand -- in this William Wyler classic.
- 100Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe musical biography of comedian Fanny Brice emerges as a true classic, as enthralling as the day it was released in 1968. It is a superb example of Hollywood craftsmanship in which all elements have been blended to perfection with inspired artistry.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe trouble with Funny Girl is almost everything except Barbra Streisand. She is magnificent.
- 90SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekIt's a cross between confidence and vulnerability that's hard for an actress to pull off, but Streisand hits the note perfectly. And her greatest moment of acting, I think, is also the picture's strongest musical number.
- 90New Times (L.A.)Jean OppenheimerNew Times (L.A.)Jean OppenheimerDespite its two-and-a-half hour running time, the movie flies by, so absorbing are its story, songs and stars.
- 80VarietyVarietyBarbra Streisand in her Hollywood debut makes a marked impact.
- 80EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonFor the rare uninitiated, this is a fine introduction to Babs' talents.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWhile the 1960s swung, this spirited, good-natured but creakily old-fashioned picture lived in a different zeitgeist.
- 60Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderStreisand is stunning, but the film is a trial, particularly when the music disappears somewhere around the 90-minute mark and all that's left is leaden melodrama.