Total Film
"...This is a fantastic ensemble piece led by a career-high performance from Newman and stylish direction from Rosenberg..." -- 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/2000 p.87USA Today
"...Paul Newman had one of his best roles....Much of the fun today comes from eyeing minor players. Newman's fellow rock-splitters include Dennis Hopper and Richard Davalos..." 03/13/1996 p.6D Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "Simultaneously biting and blithe....Newman's effortless performance drives things..." 03/01/2006 p.132 Sight and Sound
"Paul Newman enjoys one of his finest hours as the endlessly defiant convict in Stuart Rosenberg's prison-set drama." 03/01/2006 p.87 Entertainment Weekly
"Surrounded by such great character actors as Dennis Hopper and Strother Martin...Newman has never looked more godlike." -- Grade: B 09/12/2008 p.122 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "As a supreme showcase for Paul Newman's charisma, COOL HAND LUKE is pure magic....It was impeccably cast, superbly acted, [and] beautifully shot by Conrad Hall." 10/01/2008 p.170-171 | 
