Some critics observed that the movie lacked the impact of the original television production.

At the beginning, especially, the movie lacks the bitterness that gives poignant perspective to a son's memories of his father.

It summed that the movie lacks attention to detail which is a necessary feature of historical movies.

Entire movies about cheerleading, and the main character lacks any semblance of athletic skill.

It also doesn't help that the movie lacks even a rudimentary explanation of the Italian political system.

One minor quibble is that the movie lacks a clarifying touch.

Both the movie (and the play lacked the boy's viewpoint, so marvelously real in the book.

But the movie was just another monster epic, totally lacking in the force and tension of the original story.

But the movie ultimately lacks an emotional core.

The performances are gratifyingly spirited, but what this movie most obviously lacks is soul.