Rolling Stone
"...Nolte is at his riveting, ravaged best..." 12/24/1998 p.171Sight and Sound
"...[AFFLICTION] boasts a central performance of unmatched rawness and conviction..." 03/??/1999 p.36 Entertainment Weekly
"...The meatiest performance of [Nolte's] career....Exquisitely shaped, paced, painted, and edited..." -- Rating: A 01/22/1999 p.82 USA Today
"...[James Coburn gives] what may be the best performance of his career..." 12/30/1998 p.3D New York Times
"...[Nolte acts] with fierce, anguished intensity....[He] gives the performance of his career in Paul Schrader's quietly stunning new film..." 12/30/1998 p.E4 Box Office
"...Engrossing....Nolte, in peak form in one of the best performances of his career, is supported by a top cast....AFFLICTION is a gripping story..." 02/01/1998 p.51 Premiere
"...Beautifully shot....Schrader's deeply felt film concludes with an image that pays homage to Tarkovsky's THE SACRIFICE..." 12/01/1998 p.32 Los Angeles Times
"...Intense....This is a great performance by Nolte....AFFLICTION is one of the year's strongest dramas..." 12/30/1998 p.C1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Nolte and Coburn are magnificent in this film....It is revealing to watch them in their scenes together....[Coburn] rises to occasion with a performance of power..." 02/05/1999 p.31 | 
