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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThe pleasure we take from Medicine Man comes not only from the actors or the engrossing progress of the narrative, but from every aspect, including Donald McAlpine's ravishing cinematography and Jerry Goldsmith's luscious score.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIn the end, there’s something opportunistic and glib about the way that Medicine Man yokes together medical wish fulfillment and save-the-rain-forest agitprop into a neat, messagey package. Nothing takes the fun out of romance quite like liberal earnestness.
- 50Time OutTime OutA maestro of the action movie, McTiernan effectively captures the horrors of a climactic jungle fire, but at other times, the setting merely provides an exotic backdrop to bolshie posturing and feats of derring-do.
- 50The Associated PressThe Associated PressCampbell and Crane get along about as well as a mosquito and a can of Raid. Unfortunately, their abrasive relationship has none of the delicious repartee of a Tracy and Hepburn, or a Grant and Dunne and only serves to slow down the plot. [05 Feb 1992]
- Stunning rainforest vistas and shocking ravaged forest footage matched to what was probably a pretty funny script featuring one fine performance and too obvious good intentions adds up to tedium.
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMedicine Man transports a lot of Hollywood-style hot air to the remote jungle outpost where Dr. Campbell has accidentally stumbled upon a cancer-reversing formula.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineMedicine Man tries hard to be a film for all tastes, but it ends up appealing to none.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAll of the elements are here for a movie I would probably enjoy very much, but somehow they never come together.