Roger Ebert's review
Roger Ebert awarded four stars and celebrated the movie as a breathless series of adventures made by Spielberg at the top of his game.
In the discussion (2)
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- Ebert’s four-star review is summarized as an enthusiastic defense of the film’s story and adventure machinery.
- Pauline Kael’s cooler review is treated as a parallel critical lens: she saw a well-made thrill ride but disliked what its success forecast for mainstream movies.