Sold
Matson Films | Release Date: April 1, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Seattle TimesJohn HartlApr 21, 2016
Achingly sad and dismayingly familiar. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonApr 13, 2016
Colorful and visually pleasing, although there is nothing surprising in the rather predictable story. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comJoyce KulhawikApr 7, 2016
The film does an excellent job of letting us inside Lakshmi's physical and emotional experience. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 7, 2016
The rest of us will likely fall into one of two camps regarding this well-intentioned film: those who praise it for drawing attention to the suffering of helpless children, and those who find it sufficiently lacking in cinematic value to decide there are better ways of helping those kids than spending 90 minutes watching it. Read full review
50
Village VoiceErnest HardyMar 30, 2016
All the characters are broadly sketched, though well acted. Beyond that, the innate tension of the subject matter — and the shamelessly manipulated emotions — carries the film to its uplifting ending. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 8, 2016
It's unfortunate that Brown and company were unable to bring stronger narrative and filmmaking skills to this vital subject. Read full review
37
Washington PostAlan ZilbermanApr 21, 2016
Sold is maudlin in a way that makes its audience, paradoxically, feel good, albeit superficially. A story of human trafficking should move us on a deeper, more uncomfortable level. Read full review
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