| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Never really catches fire." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...relies on symbolic musical eruptions rather than direct political urgency to carry it along." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Zwecker |
"Slovo's script shows us that there is good and bad on both sides..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Jessica Reaves |
"The horrors of apartheid deserve a better treatment than this." more... |
C |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"...definitely worth catching." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...director Phillip Noyce embraces the tale with gusto, lighting up a picture that is as much a taut action saga as it is a cautionary history lesson." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"Noyce doesn't particularly direct badly, but there is a genuine lack of excitement and provocation in his work here." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore |
"Impending history and potent music energize this Apartheid-era suspense film." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...Luke is memorable as a man caught up in the horrors of apartheid." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"It¿s a film that wants to play as if it were ripped from today¿s headlines, but has been shredded into near incoherence." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Derek Luke's passionate portrayal of Patrick is the kind of performance that could earn an Oscar nomination if there's the right convergence of factors." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...deeply moving and disturbing..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the film sees its characters in overly simplistic terms..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Though preachy at times, Catch a Fire is a well-constructed action thriller elevated by Luke's performance." more... |
B- |
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