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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannIt's not particularly deep, but it's a good-natured, sprightly comedy that ought to find its most appreciative audience among preteen girls.
- 75The Associated PressBob ThomasThe Associated PressBob ThomasNow and Then will be deeply felt by women, and there's no earthly reason why men shouldn't enjoy it, too. [19 Oct 1995]
- 63Baltimore SunBaltimore SunNow and Then tells twin stories. One is a delight. One is a disastrous distraction. [20 Oct 1995]
- 60EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoMeat and potatoes teen drama.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhat distinguished Stand by Me was the psychological soundness of the story: We could believe it and care about it. Now and Then is made of artificial bits and pieces.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe "now" scenes feel much like an excuse for four high-profile actresses to lend their names to this film. At best, their presence is superfluous. Yet even had the film remained entirely in the "then" time frame, it still would have been lacking. There's just not enough originality here, no matter what year it is.
- 50Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleNow and Then somewhat successfully pushes all the right emotional buttons by depicting themes common to most young girls, but I expected more, not less, from the now in Now and Then.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserDirector Lesli Linka Glatter, making her first feature, is another talent to watch. In addition to guiding the young actors to good performances, she sets up scenes knowingly, usually with a punchy comic touch.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrSweet, but slight. [20 Oct 1995, p.52]
- 40Washington PostWashington PostNow and Then, the story of four girls coming of age in the summer of 1970, drags like a bad summer vacation—it floats hazily, ends suddenly and leaves you feeling crabby: How can it be over? Nothing happened.