Darfur Now
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Release Date: November 2, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago TribuneKelley L. Carter
This is the kind of film that doesn’t end after the credits roll, and it’s a gold-star example for what a documentary should do: inspire. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
More than any previous film on the subject, Braun's documentary offers an answer to a common question, perfectly phrased and answered by Cheadle himself: "What can I do? More than nothing. A lot more than nothing." Read full review
83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The kind of movie you're glad somebody had the guts to make, but you don't really want to endure. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
If the presence of Cheadle and his handsome pal George Clooney can entice otherwise resistant viewers to learn about the ongoing travesty in western Sudan, then Darfur Now has done its job. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It is not a compelling documentary (too much exposition, not enough on-the-spot reality), but it is instructive and disturbing. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
By showing the struggles and efforts of about half a dozen people, it puts a human face on the tragedy. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Instructive as a portrait of activism. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Despite the fact that the film is not graphic, you won't want to watch Darfur Now over dinner with your family. But you probably should anyway. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Slick, impassioned, and guardedly upbeat, Ted Braun's film is a morale booster aimed at US audiences rather than the 2.5 million displaced Sudanese tribespeople whose villages have been destroyed and families slaughtered. That we need a pick-me-up more than they do is pathetic, but there you are. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
What Darfur Now offers is a collective vision of actions, small and large, taken on many fronts, to end the crisis. The movie is a quiet, methodical call to action. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Attempts to both explain the situation to audiences and offer some reason to hope for the future. It's an almost impossible task, and though the film does better than anyone might expect, its success is not complete. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
The depressing subtext is that even with detailed proof of ongoing genocide, it takes movie stars to get to the movers and shakers, and to get worthy movies like this one into theaters. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
See Darfur Now, and you won't read the daily news the same way again. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Effective advocacy film about the genocide in Darfur. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The film gets a little ''We can fix this!'' inspirational for a chronicle of such staggering darkness. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
It's a heartbreaking tale, a sliver of a tragic history still unfolding, but one that Braun largely leaves others to document. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A disquieting, and somewhat disjointed, call to arms, Theodore Braun's heartfelt documentary is undeniably important. But it may not be quite focused enough to ignite the passion he so clearly wants his audience to feel. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
If you evaluate Darfur Now against the goals it sets for itself--as a stirring call to action--it must be considered lacking. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
The documentary Darfur Now proves that - no matter how im portant the subject matter - following various people around with a camera doesn't necessarily make a film. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Theodore Braun's work may well reach and convert one thousand more Adam Sterlings. Here's hoping it does. There is, however, a difference between a worthy cause and a worthy film. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
For all the film’s rallying efforts, its meandering structure and absence of a central driving character results in a film about genocide that is, as unbelievable as it sounds, kind of boring. Read full review
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