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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanConsist of little more than people arguing or clambering in and out of dusty Land Rovers.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough beautifully acted by Basinger (everyone else is relegated to a supporting role), there's a strange vagueness to much of this sumptuous, stunningly photographed melodrama.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanLike the star's acting, the movie is bland, full of good intentions and generally as stiff as a fireplace poker.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisFrill-less almost to the point of minimalist, teary without being lachrymose, hers is a performance you'd think was great were the movie in a language you didn't understand.
- 50Miami HeraldMiami HeraldA wisp of a movie that dissipates the moment you leave the theater.
- 50USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaWhile Basinger admirably invests her role with deep passion and looks splendid in her Kenya khakis, the true story she stars in is disappointingly tame and dramatically inert.
- 30Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonThere is no obvious reason for the film's meandering existence: it's a series of beautifully photographed postcards of Africa.
- 25Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachHere's hoping your own dreams of Africa are more interesting -- and better acted -- than this movie.
- 20VarietyEmanuel LevyVarietyEmanuel LevyVisually gratifying but dramatically weak, the film falls short of its aspiration to be a sweeping romantic epic.
- 20Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerA wobbly Basinger and a feeble screenplay doom I Dreamed of Africa.