Nature lacks a little of Malkovich's freshness, but that's just about all it lacks.
63
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
It's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and where ''Human Nature'' should be ingratiating, it's just grating.
60
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Washington PostStephen Hunter
In truth, I didn't care much for it, while respecting it a great deal. It's self-consciously childish and "innocent," and everything is overdrawn to cartoon dimension.
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The movie is too cute to take itself too seriously, but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students.
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
After some promising leaps, bounds and swings through a fascinating jungle of possibility, Charlie Kaufman's movie misses an all-important creeper.
40
L.A. WeeklyJohn Powers
L.A. WeeklyJohn Powers
Although a few moments are hilarious, this would-be romp remains laboriously earthbound when it should be swinging gaily through the trees.