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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]
- 40Washington PostWashington PostIt 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.