Trading Places 7.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Featuring deft interplay between Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, "Trading Places" is an immensely appealing social satire." Metacritic gave the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 9 critics, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Author and critic Richard Schickel of "Time" magazine called "Trading Places" "one of the most emotionally satisfying and morally gratifying comedies of recent times". While admitting Aykroyd's success in demonstrating "perfect prissiness as Winthorpe", Schickel commented on Murphy's performance as Valentine calling Murphy "a force to be reckoned with" and stating that he "makes "Trading Places" something more
Places in the Heart Heart" grossed $274,279 in its opening week-end. The film grossed $34.9 million in the US. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 96% based on reviews from 27 critics and a rating average of 8.1 out of 10. The consensus is: ""Places in the Heart" is a quiet character piece with grand ambitions that it more than fulfills, thanks to absorbing work from writer-director Robert Benton and a tremendous cast." Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" wrote in his review: "Robert Benton has made one of the best films in years about growing up American." Canby