"Misslyckad Philip Roth-film." Michael Tapper, Sydsvenskan
"Stel amerikansk mardröm." Jens Peterson, Aftonbladet
"Ewan McGregor kavlar i sin debutfilm ut Philip Roths 400 sidor tjocka roman ”American pastoral” till en räcka vackra men platta Edward Hopper-tablåer." Jan Söderqvist, SvD "...missing the wit, nuance, and insight of a book thought by many – correctly, maybe – to be unadaptable." John Nugent, Empire