
The world famous movie Director John Wilson (Clint Eastwood) has gone to Africa to make his next movie. He is an obstinate, contrary director who'd rather hunt elephants than take care of his crew or movie. He has become obsessed with one particular elephant and cares for nothing else.... (Full plot summary below)
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The world famous movie Director John Wilson (Clint Eastwood) has gone to Africa to make his next movie. He is an obstinate, contrary director who'd rather hunt elephants than take care of his crew or movie. He has become obsessed with one particular elephant and cares for nothing else.
Leave your thoughts about White Hunter, Black Heart.
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrIt's a devastating portrait of self-deceiving obsession, and a notable improvement on Viertel's book in terms of economy and focus. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonWhite Hunter, Black Heart finds Eastwood reaching a peak in the fields of both film direction and acting. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullTragically underrated, the character of John Wilson remains one of Clint Eastwood's greatest roles, standing next to Dirty Harry in memorability. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinThis material marks a gutsy, fascinating departure for Mr. Eastwood, and makes it clear that his directorial ambitions have by now outstripped his goals as an actor. |
| The Associated PressBob ThomasEastwood’s subject is wasted lives and wasted talent; Wilson’s charisma and Hollywood’s money prove irresistible, and their sheer power brings noteworthy results—but they emerge from a needless vortex of ruin. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn the early scenes of White Hunter, Black Heart, Eastwood fans are likely to be distracted to hear Huston's words and vocal mannerisms in Eastwood's mouth, and to see Huston's swagger and physical bravado. Then the performance takes over, and the movie turns into one of the more thoughtful films ever made about the conflicts inside an artist. |
| VarietyVariety StaffAn intelligent, affectionate study of an obsessive American film director... |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThe film is talky and often stilted. But Eastwood’s compassion for the character, warts and all, feels genuine. His performance, like the movie, is a high-wire act that remains fascinating even when it falters. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyA self-aggrandizing epic reeking of man scent. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonA good, solid, admirable, deeply felt movie. |