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Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the characters' reality rises above the film's ideas and makes it human. People never think of themselves as choosing to be politically correct. They simply think in the way that they do." (Read the full review...) 714 words, 02/17/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...demonstrates how great acting can infuse a banal, politically correct drama with dollops of emotional truth.... [a] cozy tale of the rapprochement between two cultures... likable in the same way as 'Driving Miss Daisy,' though 'London River' is tougher and sadder and not as well written." (Read the full review...) 590 words, 12/07/11 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "Two strongly divergent yet equally stirring performances anchor 'London River'... contains enough emotionally satisfying moments to keep us invested in its lead characters' heartfelt journey." (Read the full review...) 242 words, 11/13/09 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "The script, co-written by [Rachid] Bouchareb, is regrettably simplistic. But Blethyn and [Sotigui] Kouyaté inhabit and expand the film's earnestly instructive intentions, leaving us with a deeply-felt experience rather than a naively-sketched lesson." (Read the full review...) 118 words, 12/09/11 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE (cg) "...features on-target acting by its two leads [Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyaté], but they receive scant support from the wobbly plot.... the contrived script lacks subtlety, rendering most characters as stereotypes." (Read the full review...) 164 words, 12/09/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the characters' reality rises above the film's ideas and makes it human. People never think of themselves as choosing to be politically correct. They simply think in the way that they do." (Read the full review...) 714 words, 02/17/12 Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Set in the days before and immediately after England's 2005 transit bombings... director Rachid Bouchareb brings a measured hand to this intimate, occasionally overdetermined sketch of the aloneness at the center of our global confluence." (Read the full review...) 200 words, 12/07/11 Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD (cg) "...consistently elevated by the sensitivity of the performances and the sense of anxiety and anguish that weighs over the whole film." (Read the full review...) 574 words, 01/14/11 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a small film that takes its time. But in this case, small is beautiful." (Read the full review...) 248 words, 01/13/11 Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the emotion feels credible, the connections seem real and, if only briefly, the title truly earns its metaphor - the same river does run through us all." (Read the full review...) 615 words, 01/14/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD (cg) "If 'London River' isn't a perfect film, credit [director Rachid] Bouchareb for dipping beneath the headlines and breaking-news reports to show the effects of such a shattering tragedy on a smaller, more human level." (Read the full review...) 558 words, 01/13/12
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Set in the days before and immediately after England's 2005 transit bombings... director Rachid Bouchareb brings a measured hand to this intimate, occasionally overdetermined sketch of the aloneness at the center of our global confluence." (Read the full review...) 200 words, 12/07/11 Andrew Schenker, Slant: VERY GOOD (cg) "...designed to inform the viewer that not all Muslims are terrorists, that Muslims (like Ousmane's son [Sotigui Kouyaté]) suffered as much as Christians during the 7/7 bombings, and that most Islamic communities are caring, non-ideological gatherings." (Read the full review...) 669 words, 12/04/11 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a small film that takes its time. But in this case, small is beautiful." (Read the full review...) 248 words, 01/13/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...demonstrates how great acting can infuse a banal, politically correct drama with dollops of emotional truth.... [a] cozy tale of the rapprochement between two cultures... likable in the same way as 'Driving Miss Daisy,' though 'London River' is tougher and sadder and not as well written." (Read the full review...) 590 words, 12/07/11 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "Two strongly divergent yet equally stirring performances anchor 'London River'... contains enough emotionally satisfying moments to keep us invested in its lead characters' heartfelt journey." (Read the full review...) 242 words, 11/13/09
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a stripped-down two-hander from Rachid Bouchareb that trumpets political correctness far more loudly than this intimate drama can stand.... Moments when the thesps were allowed to improvise, especially in the final scenes, feel considerably more genuine." (Read the full review...) 679 words, 02/10/09 Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...brings great sensitivity to the fictionalized tale... [Brenda] Blethyn delivers another subtly effective performance that avoids schmaltz without denying the real anguish and pain felt in such circumstances." (Read the full review...) 489 words, 02/10/09 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "Two strongly divergent yet equally stirring performances anchor 'London River'... contains enough emotionally satisfying moments to keep us invested in its lead characters' heartfelt journey." (Read the full review...) 242 words, 11/13/09 Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...demonstrates how great acting can infuse a banal, politically correct drama with dollops of emotional truth.... [a] cozy tale of the rapprochement between two cultures... likable in the same way as 'Driving Miss Daisy,' though 'London River' is tougher and sadder and not as well written." (Read the full review...) 590 words, 12/07/11
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