Down in the Delta: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb:   1 reviews
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RottenTomatoes:   39 reviews
  • Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)
    67
    Full Review » 13 years ago
  • Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Amy Taubin Village Voice (Top Critic)
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)
    88
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)
    75
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Joe Leydon Variety (Top Critic)
    Full Review » 3 years ago
  • Globe and Mail (Top Critic)
    50
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)
    88
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International
    Maya Angelou's stunning feature directorial debut.
    Full Review » 5 years ago
  • Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com
    75
    Not particularly groundbreaking, and neither is its message, but it's all done with sensitivity and intelligence by Angelou.
    Full Review » 5 years ago
  • Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid
    I was not thrilled about having to see it. But, sitting there in the dark, I became tremendously moved by the movie, and I have not forgotten its power.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com
    20
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Judith Egerton Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
    63
    Employs too many redundant, stagy flashbacks to tell the story of Loretta's ancestors.
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Nell Minow Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
    80
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com
    80
    A powerful performance from Alfre Woodard captured by Angelou's quiet, poetic direction.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Boxoffice Magazine
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice
    Shows that every family has a potential for resiliency and growth, no matter what the problems.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Elias Savada Nitrate Online
    50
    Angelou's pen remains mightier than her camerawork.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Harvey S. Karten Compuserve
    80
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Scott Renshaw rec.arts.movies.reviews
    60
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Russell Smith Austin Chronicle
    70
    Full Review » 12 years ago
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