Sisters in Law
Women Make Movies | Release Date: April 12, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
This is a serious film, but it is also entertaining. Ngassa and Ntuba should be galvanizing figures for a nation stuck on "Judge Judy" and "Jerry Springer." Read full review
80
The New York TimesNathan Lee
When the right thing is done, it is uplifting in any context. Sisters in Law positively soars. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
This is a story of real heroism that will leave you weeping, laughing and singing. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
A compelling study of a small-town lawyer's determination to challenge Cameroon's institutionalised chauvinism, which judiciously combines small triumphs with a daunting sense of the task that lies ahead. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Almost as fascinating as the depiction of modern Cameroon law is the snapshot of how the 21st century has found its way into rural Africa. Cameroon has always been one of the more developed African nations, but the place where Sisters In Law takes place still consists mainly of tumbledown shacks strung together chaotically. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
More gripping than anything on Court TV and unexpectedly uplifting. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Because the film focuses entirely on the women's work, we learn too little about their personal histories. How did they even rise to such prominence in what appears to be an extremely patriarchal society? Read full review
70
VarietyDeborah Young
Documentary has the fascination of watching an African "Judge Judy" with a more important case load. It also offers the satisfaction of seeing the law being used to change patterns of social injustice. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The movie is an absorbing series of one-on-ones. Local courtroom protocol is based on the British system; the law itself appears to be a complicated combination of tribal tradition, Muslim sharia, and government statutes. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Inspirational stuff, and often hysterical to boot. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour
You might start to seriously wonder if there's a way to get this woman to run for office here in America. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeErin Meister
Despite the lack of an especially defined narrative arc, the people are what make the movie -- as they should in a tale like this. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
If the film is meant to make us feel good about African justice, it does anything but. Read full review
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