Pray for Japan
AMC Theatres | Release Date: March 16, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Village VoiceErnest HardyMar 13, 2012
Filmed over a period of six weeks and supplemented with animated music sequences and chilling news footage of the terrifying deluge, Pray is both an elegy and a love letter. Read full review
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VarietyJustin ChangMar 19, 2012
It's hard not to be moved by the words of love, gratitude and resilience spoken by earthquake/tsunami survivors and volunteers in Pray for Japan. But well-meaning platitudes go only so far in this sincerely felt, raggedly structured compilation of footage. Read full review
50
NPRMark JenkinsMar 19, 2012
The movie is less than incisive, but it's utterly well-meaning. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 16, 2012
If making a decent movie required only good intentions, then Pray for Japan would be off and running. As it is, though, this muddled collage of random impressions and personal histories, emerging from last year's destruction of the Tohoku coastline by the earthquake and tsunami, doesn't document a tragedy so much as repeat a mantra. Read full review
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