68
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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThe Turning Point is entertaining, not for discovering new material, but for treating old material with style and romantic feeling that, in this day and age, seem remarkably unafraid.
- 80TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelIt is hard to imagine anyone, with the possible exception of preadolescent males, who will not, in the end turn on to Turning Point.
- 80Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldThe most attractive and persuasive movie about ballet performers ever created for a mass audience.
- 80Time OutTime OutThere's some beautiful dancing and a wealth of detail about the world of classical ballet. Interesting and entertaining.
- 70NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenThe Turning Point has its flaws - some overwritten scenes and lapses into staginess and sentimentality - but they are those of heady excess and are easily forgiven. One has the sense of a project perfectly matched to the people who made it. [28 Nov 1977, p.97]
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The dancing is lovely, the story is secondary. [17 Nov 1977]
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe Turning Point features a few laughs, lots of maudlin moments, superior dancing from a host of real ballerinas, and an occasionally perceptive script.
- 50Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrFor a film ostensibly dedicated to physical grace, Ross's images are unforgivably clumsy. MacLaine and Bancroft, though, work up some sparks in the last two reels.
- 50The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelHerbert Ross directed, unexcitingly; there's no visual sweep, no lift.