Amadeus | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

The film makes too many claims to verisimilitude to allow for suspension of disbelief... But the excitement of absorption in what remains a riveting dramatic story, in the vitality of the images, are almost enough to override all the objections.

The subject of artistic creation is typically handled badly in the movies... [Amadeus] treats the subject of creativity in a fresh way.

This is Mozart as an eighteenth-century Bruce Springsteen, and yet (here is the genius of the movie) there is nothing cheap or unworthy about the approach.

Mr. Forman, who created a highly original film out of the virtually formless stage production of Hair, has preserved the fascinating heart of Mr. Shaffer's play, and made it available to millions who might never enter a legitimate theater. Well done.

Amadeus is a smashing entertainment, a culture maven's orgy, and the best advertisement for classical music we've ever had. Go see it. Go hear it.