Rain Man of wet kitsch. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four. "Rain Man" debuted on December 16, 1988, and was the second highest-grossing film at the weekend box office (behind "Twins"), with $7 million. It reached the first spot on the December 30 – January 2 weekend, finishing 1988 with $42 million. The film would end up as the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1988 by earning over $172 million. The film grossed over $354 million worldwide. "Rain Man" won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director and
The Man Who Never Lied relationship trouble where he is playing a role of a good person: "I was the man who never lied... but I couldn't break your heart like you did yesterday." According to Nate Chinen of "The New York Times", in "The Man Who Never Lied", Levine sings "about spoiling his perfect record of honesty to spare a quarreling lover some hurtful feelings." Rob Sheffield of "Rolling Stone" concluded that in the song, the singer confesses that the honesty is the worst policy. According to the reviewer, that's a "dubious motto for real life – but it's always a promising one for