| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Phil Kloer |
"A historical drama that feels very up-to-date, if your eyes are prepared to see." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"It's a doughty movie, stuck halfway between Masterpiece Theatre and Classics Illustrated..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Teresa Budasi |
"...inspiring..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...honorable, but disposable..." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling |
"...earnest, solemn stuff." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Matt McKillop |
"...a surprisingly entertaining political drama." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...entertaining history lesson..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...generally pleasing and often moving, even when the story wobbles off the historical rails or becomes bogged down in dopey romance." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the film is lacking in several key areas." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"It's a detailed, affecting biography of one of the great souls who moved humanity forward." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...an unusually satisfying and inspiring historical epic from one of contemporary cinema's best filmmakers." more... |
A- |
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