Rolling Stone
"...Scrappy, sexy, touching and fun....SHINE is also utterly extraordinary....Rank it with the best movies of the year..." 12/12/1996 p.92Entertainment Weekly
"...Strong performances....A powerful piece of work..." -- Rating: B 12/06/1996 p.51 Variety
"...A strong, emotional narrative....Rush is quite remarkable....SHINE is mature, intelligent filmmaking..." 01/22/1996 Los Angeles Times
"...[Rush] handles the challenge superbly....SHINE is transformed into popular filmmaking at its smartest and most persuasive..." 11/22/1996 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...The fact that David Helfgott lived the outlines of these events -- that he triumphed, that he fell, that he came slowly back -- adds an enormous weight of meaning to the film..." 11/27/1996 p.49 | 
