| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A brave and powerful film." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
" The best elements of Water involve the young girl and the experiences seen through her eyes." more... |
B |
| Chicago Tribune |
"...a gentle yet powerful drama of social protest, an impassioned portrayal of the fruits of prejudice..." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"Seven years in the making and worth the wait..." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Completing this movie was a heroic act, yet Water, the final chapter in Mehta's feminist trilogy (Fire, Earth), is, alas, the weakest." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"Underneath all the ritual and religion, Water is a simple love vs. faith story." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"a simple female-oppression love story set in the 1930s with an unusually solid and interesting foundation..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis |
"...flows with the simplicity of a fairy tale." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...explores the exploitation of women in some societies, and how difficult life can become for those who oppose custom." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...an elegiac lament for a sorrowful chapter of Indian history." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...an authentic visual epic: a grandly designed and photographed..." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...poignant and captivating..." more... |
B |
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