10 Times Film Critics Actually Changed Their Mind

10. Gene Siskel Was Convinced By Roger Ebert To "Thumbs Down" Broken Arrow

There will never be a film critic duo more iconic than the late, great Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

The pair passionately squabbled about each week's new releases on their TV show At the Movies, with each man typically digging their heels in and only growing more defensive over the course of their spirited debate.

However, there's just a single exception where Ebert managed to convince Siskel to change his mind about a movie.

While discussing John Woo's 1996 action film Broken Arrow, Siskel gave it a mildly positive review, though after listening to Ebert complain about it, decided to change his "thumbs up" to a "thumbs down" alongside his colleague.

Ebert himself hardly hated the film, though considered it a pedestrian and unimaginative action flick, and Siskel ultimately found himself unable to argue otherwise.

For the remainder of their tenure together, neither managed to convince the other to change their mind about any other movie, though as you'll see later on, Ebert did sometimes reverse his decision in print.