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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinIt's a modest and sentimental movie, but also one that, on its own terms, accomplishes what it means to.
- 70Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldInside Moves is sneaky-funny and sneaky-affecting. It's an artfully old-fashioned morale booster celebrating comeback kids: apparent losers, outcasts and hard-luck cases who manage to pull themselves together, buck the odds and reaffirm their pride, dignity and masculinity. [18 Dec 1980, p.C1]
- 70NewsweekJack KrollNewsweekJack KrollDonner has directed with a strong, quiet sense of human nuance that includes enough irony to give the bum's rush to the self pity that keeps trying to sneak into Max's Bar. [05 Jan 1981, p.55]
- 70NewsweekJack KrollNewsweekJack KrollDonner has directed with a strong, quiet sense of human nuance that includes enough irony to give the bum's rush to the self pity that keeps trying to sneak into Max's Bar. [05 Jan 1981, p.55]
- 67The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanThe A.V. ClubAdam NaymanAs an attempt to cash in on the inspirational-underdog-sports-movie model popularized a few years earlier by Rocky, Inside Moves is rather transparent: Morse’s Jerry Maxwell is an even longer shot for stardom than the Italian Stallion. But what’s affecting here is the relationship between Jerry and Roary (John Savage), who is the film’s true protagonist.
- 50Time OutTime OutSheer eccentricity and ambitiousness place Inside Moves above the Kramer class, but ultimately the film only reconfirms that good liberal intentions rarely produce good Hollywood movies.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineDespite a predictable plot and an abundance of stereotypes--the product of a surprisingly clunky script by Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin--this is a well-meaning film with strong performances all around.