| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...may be obvious at times, but it's also quite powerful." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"It's a solid, earnest drama of moral redemption that places old cliches in an unfamiliar setting..." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a film of deep emotional power..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...you're shaken up by what happens even as you're made aware of certain melodramatic methods employed..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...everything here is either too pat or too cute." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"More calculated than a Starbucks sampler CD..." more... |
C |
New York Post
V.A. Musetto |
"...as Tsotsi loses his visceral edge, so does the film." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...isn't much different from every studio cautionary tale with an unhappy past, a criminal present and an unhappier future." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...an emotionally honest tale of redemption that never forgets there are consequences for bad acts..." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"This remarkable movie means to shake you, and boy does it ever." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"Deeply sad and touching." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...poignant..." more... |
B |
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