Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 15, 2020 3.0/4.0

It's one of those films that makes me realize just how much I love cinema.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Oct 22, 2005 2/4

...the film's storyline follows an exceedingly familiar trajectory.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Jul 5, 2005 2/4

There is one major difference between the two, however. Hoosiers is a fantastic movie, maybe the best sports-related motion picture ever made; Madison, quite simply, is not.

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Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Apr 29, 2005

As the clichs mount up, it's easy to see why the film has been waiting for a release since 2001.

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Jeffrey Overstreet Christianity Today Apr 26, 2005 1.5/4

Madison only reinforces stereotypes that 'old-fashioned' and 'small-town' mean 'good' while 'modern' and 'big city' mean 'bad.'

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Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Apr 25, 2005

You've seen a movie that has the exact same scene after scene and the sport's just been different.

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Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Apr 25, 2005 3/5

It is done with such sincerity and good feeling that I found myself far more interested in the proceedings that I could have possibly expected.

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Brett Buckalew FilmStew.com Apr 22, 2005

Unembarrassed with its rah-rah populism, the movie is definitely anti-cynicism, and often quite enjoyable in its sincerity.

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Ken Fox TV Guide Apr 22, 2005 2.5/5

Even though it's based on a true story, writer-director William Bindley and his cowriting brother, Scott, manage to squeeze just about every sports-movie clich ever invented into this tale.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times Apr 22, 2005

A touching, spirited family movie that, in the Rocky tradition, is about a sports challenge that represents the hopes and aspirations of characters with little reason to expect success.

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David Elliott San Diego Union-Tribune Apr 22, 2005

Direct, folksy, more than a bit boosterish, the movie pulls you along to the wow finish.

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Kyle Smith New York Post Apr 22, 2005 1.5/4

Madison brings us the news that miracles really can happen, and an apparent case of divine intervention is the only reason this artifact is being dumped into theaters.

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Jack Mathews New York Daily News Apr 22, 2005 1/4

There isn't a scene, an action or a character that rings true, yet the narrative summary of the events that inspired it is a matter of record.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Apr 21, 2005 3/4

What is it about Indiana that inspires movies about small-town dreamers who come from behind to win?

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Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times Apr 21, 2005 2/5

Near-comic predictability, 'What else could go wrong?' plotting and cliche-ridden screenplay sink it.

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William Arnold Seattle Post-Intelligencer Apr 21, 2005 C

The sport deserves a much better movie.

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Justin Chang Variety Apr 21, 2005

Neither Madison the town nor Madison the movie ever feels fully inhabited.

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Anita Gates New York Times Apr 21, 2005 2/5

Only moviegoers who care about nitrous-oxide injection systems or Madison itself are likely to appreciate it.

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Kim Morgan L.A. Weekly Apr 21, 2005

If not for the race sequences and the intriguing presence of Caviezel ... the film would amount to a well-intentioned snooze.

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