Shake Hands with the Devil
Regent Releasing | Release Date: October 29, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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80
Village VoiceErnest HardyNov 9, 2010
Though the film, based on Dallaire's memoir, can veer toward deification of the general, it's hugely effective. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOct 28, 2010
A quietly powerful, incisive portrait of Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallarme (Roy Dupuis), who was sent to Rwanda in 1993 on a peacekeeping mission as the ruling Hutu attacked the rebel Tutsi, yet he was hobbled by the U.N. leadership and faced with the indifference of the world's superpowers. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickNov 12, 2010
Compelling documentary. Read full review
70
NPRMark JenkinsOct 28, 2010
Back in Canada, Dallaire tells a psychiatrist that he remembers Rwanda in flashbacks that are "not like memories at all." Shake Hands with the Devil captures something of that sensation; it's a depiction of events that are too painful to remember, too essential to forget. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNov 12, 2010
Spottiswoode relays this tragic story with respect and sadness. But Michael Donovan's script is stuffed with clichés, and Dupuis is unable to convey the depth of Dallaire's emotions. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichNov 10, 2010
For everything admirable, like the way female Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana (the wonderful Gakire) resigns herself to a violent death, there's a heavy-handed metaphor-a cute gaggle of orphaned goats-ready to smack away the intelligence. Read full review
50
VarietyScott FoundasOct 24, 2010
Spottiswoode's lackluster film fails to offer any fresh perspective on these now well-known events. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen HoldenNov 11, 2010
Filmed in Rwanda, Shake Hands With the Devil is certainly panoramic. But the best that can be said of the film is that it is an honorable dud. Read full review
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