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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80EmpireEmpireBetter than Ghost but not as good as When Harry Met Sally, here's a dating movie where the other woman really should have got her man.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWeir is good with his actors and good, too, at putting a slight spin on some of the obligatory scenes.
- 70VarietyVarietyAlthough a thin premise endangers its credibility at times, Green Card is a genial, nicely played romance.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversDon't look for the originality and grit that distinguished Weir's Australian films Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli, Green Card has all the heft of a potato chip. But Depardieu's charm recognizes no language barriers, and MacDowell, the revelation of sex, lies, and videotape, proves a fine, sexy foil.
- 63TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazinePeter Weir's talent, so evident in his Australian work, remained dormant here, but Depardieu's lively performance is a redeeming factor.
- 60The New York TimesThe New York TimesThat understated style at times makes Green Card seem too stiff and vacuous, as if Mr. Weir were inspired by the surface of a Jane Austen work and left out the wicked social observations. But the film is magnificently redeemed by Mr. Depardieu.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrDespite its lush photography, Green Card has the texture of peanut butter. It's more romantic than comedic, but there isn't an abundance of either. [11 Jan 1991]
- It is slightly disconcerting to realize that this pleasant but lightweight movie was produced, directed and written by Peter Weir. This means Touchstone Pictures didn't throw this the Australian director's way; he came up with it himself.
- 30TimeTimeIn his first big Hollywood film, French superstar Gerard Depardieu cheerfully goes slumming with sex, lies, and videotape's Andie MacDowell. Peter Weir's comedy offers a little charm, less story and virtually no movie.
- 30Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAs effective as MacDowell was in sex, lies, and videotape, she's clearly no match for the talented Depardieu; perhaps she'd seem less out of her depth if the script wasn't so implausible and threadbare.