What the press had to say.....

"A single breath of suspense, as faint as a half-stifled sigh, occasionally stirs the inert revival."
Ben Brantley
New York Times

"A lackluster revival." & "The story poses two big questions - Will Frank revive his career? and Will Georgie stay with him? By the time the curtain falls, you've already stopped caring."
Joe Dziemianowicz
New York Daily News

"It is crisply and, so far as humanly possible, unsentimentally directed by Mike Nichols, who knows how to let his actors breathe, react and interact, and has a handsomely picked trio of stars in Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher." & "These three are all heart-rendingly credible - it's among the finest acting of the season."
Clive Barnes
New York Post

"Whether others should choose to attend this tepid backstage drama over a hot new play like "August: Osage County" really depends on their affection for its stars. "
Michael Sommers
Star-Ledger

"Leaves most of today's Broadway fare trailing by a country mile."
John Simon
Bloomberg

"The evening is a two-act snooze."
Jacques LeSourd
The Journal News

"A grim physical drabness infects the production."
Michael Kuchwara
Associated Press

"The Country Girl" remains surprisingly durable thanks in part to its flavorful evocation of the theater milieu, but chiefly to its trio of meaty lead roles, all colored by compelling ambiguities and craggy edges." & "It's the performances and not the production that are key to elevating "The Country Girl" above its essence of quality soap, and on that count, Nichols and his cast deliver."
David Rooney
Variety