Kassim the Dream: Critic Reviews

67%

MovieWeb: 1 reviews

50%

RottenTomatoes: 12 reviews

Nathan Lee New York Times (Top Critic)

40

Kassim Ouma has, to say the least, an unusual life story....The filmmaker Kief Davidson recounts this vivid tale in the dull documentary.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Ed Gonzalez Village Voice (Top Critic)

Kassim the Dream's aestheticization of human despair is nearly obscene.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Ronnie Scheib Variety (Top Critic)

The story of Kassim "the Dream" Ouma and his rise from Ugandan child soldier to world champion boxer combines serious human rights issues with incredible triumph-over-adversity sports lore.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Daniel Eagan Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Full of obvious good intentions, the film still suffers from a rambling narrative that leaves too many loose ends.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

80

A nuanced survivor's story that memorably transcends its genre.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters

A former child soldier in Uganda, the boxer Kassim continues to wrestle with the effects of the violence he witnessed and committed.
Full Review » 2 years ago
S. James Wegg JWR

90

The abduction of innocent life
Full Review » 3 years ago
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews

59

Occasionally the subject matter of a documentary transcends the film's artistic construction
Full Review » 3 years ago
Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle

50

While it tells a remarkable and disturbing story, you may come away with a nagging sense that Kassim the Dream only skims the surface.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Daniel Eagan Film Journal International

Troubling look at an exiled prizefighter who returns to Uganda to confront his past.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Joshua Land Time Out New York

50

Fueled by the nervous energy of its irrepressible subject, Kassim the Dream is a lively and colorful treatment of what's thus far been a remarkable life.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Andrew Schenker Slant Magazine

50

While it may be short on insight, Davidson's movie has one distinct advantage: Kassim himself.
Full Review » 3 years ago