Total Film
"...Sturdily performed and confidently recreated..." 07/01/2000 p.104Entertainment Weekly
"...[Gyllenhaal and Cooper give] passionate performances..." -- Rating: B 03/12/1999 p.45 New York Times
"...OCTOBER SKY has a small-town intimacy, a group of close-knit pals and the kind of innocence seldom found on screen these days..." 02/19/1999 p.E14 Box Office
"...Told with a gentle humor....OCTOBER SKY is a sweet yet sincere coming-of-age story..." 03/01/1999 p.44 USA Today
"...[An] emotionally authentic real-life remembrance....The finale, which utilizes vintage home movies to show us the real people we've just seen portrayed, packs a wallop..." 02/19/1999 p.13E Los Angeles Times
"...Refreshing....OCTOBER SKY is especially well served by Cooper..." 02/19/1999 p.F10 | 
