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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWith a shamelessly cliched script by Amy Holden Jones (based on a novel by Jack Engelhard) that includes a speech plagiarized from Citizen Kane, the results are only for those who can take fare like "Valley of the Dolls" with a straight face and want to see Redford play Jay Gatsby again.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is ingenious in the way it surrounds its essentially crass subject matter with a camouflage of romantic scenery.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Lyne's films may not cast any new light on the human condition, but they do keep you glued to the screen.
- 60EmpireEmpireThe performances are alright enough but the casting was a bizarre choice and it's just not strong enough to carry the premise.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliOnce the setup is over, however, Indecent Proposal starts to fall apart, with the implausibilities and contrivances getting worse with every passing minute.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversAs sexist propaganda, the film is shameless.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIndecent Proposal starts out kinky and turns into a languid-and shockingly banal- domestic soap opera.
- 40Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisLyne has the stylized talent of a soft-core pornographer; he choreographs his movies like languorous sex scenes.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranRedford's Gage is so busy being exquisitely sensitive and polite he neglects to project any energy, and without it the crucial morning-after part of the movie gradually collapses under the weight of its own self-importance. [07 Apr 1993 Pg. F1]
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIn Adrian Lyne's latest monstrosity, love takes on money -- and loses. Not necessarily in the story, of course. This is a Hollywood movie. I'm talking between the lines.