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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHere is a movie that finds the right look and tone for its material.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe boldness of director Danny DeVito's violent epic is matched by Nicholson's astonishing physical and vocal transformation into Jimmy Hoffa.
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyHoffa is an original work of fiction, based on fact, conceived with imagination and a consistent point of view.
- 60EmpireEmpireDanny DeVito's ambitious and violent biopic nonetheless paints an intriguing portrait of a complex and angry man while effectively exploring his uses and abuses of power.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie is just plain muddled - showing the Hoffa forces performing a heinous crime one minute, then glamorizing and sentimentalizing them as if the other stuff had never happened.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineDespite Jack Nicholson's galvanizing portrayal, Hoffa is a cold, remote, neo-religious pageant.
- 50VarietyVarietyThis grimly ambitious biopic goes no deeper than that, offering hardly a trace of psychology, motivation or inner life.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumHandsomely mounted and stylishly directed but otherwise rather unpleasant.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe most irritating thing about Hoffa is that even after you've sat through Danny DeVito's turgid, meaninglessly sprawling account of the Teamster boss' rise and fall, you still won't have any idea who Jimmy Hoffa was.
- 20Washington PostWashington PostHoffa is the emptiest prestige picture of the year.