When first released, the staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, " Crossfire is a frank spotlight on anti-Semitism.

In a review, Variety magazine attributed its massive success to Astaire's presence: " The main point of Flying Down to Rio is the screen promise of Fred Astaire ...

When the film was released, the staff at Variety gave the film a mixed review:

The review in Variety noted that the film " has warmth, humor, a rich dose of romance and almost incredible pictorial appeal.

" — Excerpt from the Daily Variety review.

" A. D. Murphy of Variety gave a positive review but felt " Close Encounters lacks the warmth and humanity of George Lucas's Star Wars ".

A review in Variety magazine included: " Fritz Lang's production and direction ably project the sordid tale of the romance between a milquetoast character and a gold-digging blonde ... Edward G. Robinson is the mild cashier and amateur painter whose love for Joan Bennett leads him to embezzlement, murder and disgrace.

" — from the Variety review.

Laura Fries of Variety, the Hollywood trade paper, noted in her review of Jett Jackson: The Movie that " Young serves as an appealing role model, much like Sarah Michelle Gellar's Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- someone who can fulfill young, action craving audiences without the gratuitous violence.

The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, " Sumptuous Technicolor mounting and a highly exploitable story lend considerable importance to Leave Her to Heaven that it might not have had otherwise ... Tierney and Wilde use their personalities in interpreting their dramatic assignments.

When the film was released, Variety gave the film a favorable review: " There is no attempt to gloss the character of Barbara Graham, only an effort to understand it through some fine irony and pathos.

The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review and wrote, " Playing a discharged naval flier returning home from the Pacific first to find his wife unfaithful, then to find her murdered and himself in hiding as the suspect, Alan Ladd does a bangup job.

In his review for Variety, David Benedict wrote, " Mead delivers .... is contracted for at least a year.

Joe Leydon of Variety gave Shanghai Noon a favorable review, characterizing it as " Fast, furious and, quite often, very, very funny.

The review in Variety noted the performances of the lead actors: " Anouk Aimee has a mature beauty and an ability to project an inner quality that helps stave off the obvious banality of her character, and this goes too for the perceptive Jean-Louis Trintignant as the man.

In his review in Variety magazine, film critic Todd McCarthy wrote, " After making the grade internationally with the sleeper hit, Gregory's Girl, Scottish writer-director Bill Forsyth has broken the sophomore sesh jinx the only way he could, by making an even better film ...

In his review for Variety magazine, Todd McCarthy said, " Laura Palmer, after all the talk, is not a very interesting or compelling character and long before the climax has become a tiresome teenager ".

A review by Richard Kuipers in Variety praised it as " a pleasant gambol through the backwoods of Quebec ... Given plenty of room to work off each other, the members of this fine ensemble keep pic on track ... Big plus is the music and heartfelt songs by Philippe Katerine ".

Though the film was not released nationwide, Lisa's first endeavor as producer earned strong accolades and various awards, including, The Austin Film Festival Audience Award for Best Family Film, The Heartland Film Festival Family Movie Event Selection, The International Family Film Festival Best Film, The Parents Television Council Seal of Approval, The Dove Foundation Seal of Approval and a rave review from The Daily Variety.

Ken Roberts has won a CanPro award for television writing and co-wrote a comedic play for adults ( Suspect ) that received a very positive review in Variety and has played regularly, with performances on three continents.

A rare positive review came from Amy Dawes of Variety.

In fact, a review in Variety complained that the premiere episode was " a little too serious in content for a thriller " since it included " religious background, philosophical discussion and dream diagnosis ..."

Variety gave this first episode a rave review (" undoubtedly one of the best dramatic shows yet seen on a television screen "), but Lights Out did not become a regular NBC TV series until 1949.

Many critics expressed concern with what they saw as bigotry, with Newsweek describing the film as " a right-wing fantasy ", Variety as " a specious, phony glorification of the police and police brutality with a superhero whose antics become almost satire " and a raging review by Pauline Kael of The New Yorker who accused Eastwood of a " single-minded attack against liberal values ".

Cruz's performance in the film was praised by film critics, with Jonathan Holloland of Variety magazine writing " if confirmation is still needed that Cruz is an actress first and a pretty face second, then here it is.

Lisa Nesselson of Variety magazine praised the performances of both Cruz and her co-star, Harold Perrineau, saying they " burst off the screen ," and added that Cruz has a charming accent.

Writing in Variety, Todd McCarthy said the cast ensemble " could not be better "; he praised Spacey's " handling of innuendo, subtle sarcasm and blunt talk " and the way he imbued Lester with " genuine feeling ".

Variety praised the film's documentary style and the Los Angeles Times praised its seriousness, though it also found " certain subversive elements.

His performance was praised in England where he won the Olivier and Variety Club awards, but when the production transferred to Broadway the Actors ' Equity Association ( AEA ) would not allow Pryce to portray The Engineer because, according to their executive secretary, " he casting of a Caucasian actor made up to appear Asian is an affront to the Asian community ".

Variety called it an " effort-less effort ", but praised the photography.

Variety praised its " gutsy vitality ", and praised the production of Reisz and the directorial feature début of Anderson, who " brings the keen, observant eye of a documentary man to many vivid episodes without sacrificing the story line.

Variety magazine also praised Nicholson, writing that he was " outstanding at the head of a superb cast ".

A Variety writer praised their vocals as " effective choruses ".

Other reviewers praised the overall look of the show, such as Todd Everett of Variety, who approved of the " strong comic-book visual style " and the pilot's high production values.

Variety praised it, writing: " Performance-wise, the cast comes through strongly.

Todd McCarthy of Variety praised the film for its humor.

Variety praised his performance: " A career-reviving turn by Scott Baio.

The film opened to mixed or average reviews the Chicago Sun-Times, Variety, and Desson Howe / Thomson of the Washington Post praised the film.

Contemporary commentators praised Leave It to Beaver, with Variety comparing Beaver to Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer.

It received mixed reviews from critics, though The New York Times, Time Magazine and Variety all praised the film.

Variety praised the casting of Dillon, Bacon, Campbell, Richards, Russell, Murray and Snodgress " you have an ensemble that appears to be enjoying the challenge of offbeat roles and unusual material.

" David Rooney of Variety praised Jolie for being " hotter, faster and more commanding than last time around as the fearless heiress / adventuress, plus a little more human.

Variety < nowiki >' s </ nowiki > Boyd Van Hoeij praised Leto, saying " The closest the film comes to having a gravitational center are in the scenes set in 2092.

Variety praised the film's " surprisingly cogent, entertaining, even rabble-rousing indictment of perhaps the most influential institutional model for our era " and its avoidance of " a sense of excessively partisan rhetoric " by deploying a wide range of interviewees and " a bold organizational scheme that lets focus jump around in interconnective, humorous, hit-and-run fashion.

Variety praised the film as having amusing visuals and a clever plot, while Nick Shager of Screengrab criticized the film, claiming that it " Effectively slimed everyone's fond memories of the original ".