Tomatoes from 35 critics. The critical consensus reads "One from the Heart belies its reputation as a flop with Francis Ford Coppola's earnest intentions and technical virtuosity, but not even the director's ardor for the genre is enough to make audiences feel much for its characters." Janet Maslin in The New York Times described it as an "innovative, audacious effort", but said the film lacked story and tension. In a later interview, Coppola said that the film was still a "work in progress" when screened for blind bidding. He said the unfinished version was "a mess". He went on to say that "it was clear that it wasn't going to get a fair shot." The film's cinematography has come to be lauded in recent years. In the Los Angeles Times, Susan King praised One from the Heart as "so visually arresting, it's shocking that it wasn't well received back in 1982." Philip French called the film "visually stunning", but also considered it to "[alternate] between the banal and the sublime". Warren Clements of The Globe and Mail stated: "It has the form, style and often the content of a romantic fantasy, but the central love story is between two characters who don't seem to like each other very much. It is a candy with a sour centre." Box office The movie grossed $389,249 on its first weekend in 41 theaters, with a total gross of $636,796, against a $26 million budget. Soundtrack See also List of films set in Las Vegas References External links Original theatrical trailer 1982 films 1980s musical films American romantic drama films American romantic musical films 1982 romantic drama films Films directed by Francis Ford Coppola Films with screenplays by Francis Ford Coppola American Zoetrope films Columbia Pictures films Films set in the Las Vegas Valley Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley Films with screenplays by Armyan Bernstein 1980s English-language films 1980s American films