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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatTiffany TchobanianFilm ThreatTiffany TchobanianAlthough the pace lags at times and the narrative is a bit cliched, Saint Judy reminds us what America represents to the world. This timely and inspiring film instills faith in justice and human decency.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliSaint Judy has a serious agenda and, in service of that, it eschews action scenes, thriller elements, and conventional contrivances. It tells a worthwhile story and provides a primer on aspects of immigration law without becoming didactic.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberIt is Monaghan who keeps the movie on track, capturing Judy’s fire along with her sometimes aggravating tenacity. This honest actress is incapable of idealizing the characters she plays, and her modest, energetic performance makes Saint Judy — which might have been a dry textbook lesson — engaging and moving.
- 55TheWrapMonica CastilloTheWrapMonica CastilloIt’s a letdown for a movie that has its heart in the right place to resort to so many clichés.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyWhile the viewer can intuit that Hanish has a strong clear story to tell, the director too often tricks things up.
- 40VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerMonaghan radiates a winning measure of defiant resilience and dignity, even when she and her illustrious co-stars are reduced to mouthpieces for political sentiments (as in Common’s censure of ICE) — which is depressingly often.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe early glimmers of something soulful and sobering — rooted in investigative details and detention center realities — ultimately give way to the tired mechanics of give-it-all uplift.