Movie Review for Darfur Now

Summary: The struggles and achievements of six different individuals from inside Darfur and around the world bring to light the tragedy in Sudan and show how the actions of one person can make a difference to millions.

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times (7/0)
            If it accomplishes nothing else, Darfur Now locates Sudan on the map -- More than that, the film ...

By Kelley L. Carter of Chicago Tribune (7/0)
            This is the kind of film that doesn't end after the credits roll, and it's a gold-star example fo...

By Camerin Courtney of Christianity Today (7/0)
            Hopefully, well-crafted and moving films such as Darfur Now will inspire more people to take that...

By Joshua Tyler of CinemaBlend.com (7/0)
            In a way that news reports so often fail to do, Darfur Now puts a deeply human face on a global c...

By Christopher Campbell of Cinematical (7/0)
            Almost conclusively portrays the Darfur problem as no longer a problem. But even if so, Darfur No...

By Edward Douglas of ComingSoon.net (7/0)
            Frankly, there's a way to get a message across and this sort of talking heads doc by numbers isn'...

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By Matt Stephens of E! Online (7/0)
            This passionate documentary about the African genocide persuasively argues the immediacy of the s...

By Brian Orndorf of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
            A call to arms of sorts, raising awareness of the land, the people, and the possibility for chang...

By Emanuel Levy of EmanuelLevy.Com (7/0)
            Despite honorable intent, docu is too ambitious for its own good, too burdened with celebs, and u...

By Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly (7/0)
            There are wounding tales of rape and murder, of parents watching their children massacred, in thi...

By Katey Rich of Film Journal International (7/0)
            An extremely moving and informative documentary.

By Chris Barsanti of filmcritic.com (7/0)
            For all the good intentions on show here, Darfur Now is not much of a film.

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Filosopher (7/0)
            [A]s frustratingly overwhelming as the whole thing may seem, what Braun shows us here is that, ye...

By Frank Scheck of Hollywood Reporter (7/0)
            While its activist subjects are indeed laudable, the film squanders much of its running time on e...

By Jim Slotek of Jam! Movies (7/0)
            In the end, Darfur Now is a movie whose hopeful message is undermined by its seemingly hopeless r...

By Nick Pinkerton of L.A. Weekly (7/0)
            If you evaluate Darfur Now against the goals it sets for itself -- as a stirring call to action -...

By Bob Strauss of Los Angeles Daily News (7/0)
            Much of the film plays like a static lecture, and a repetitive one as well.

By Matt Pais of Metromix.com (7/0)
            Will more than support the feelings of those already involved and make others think twice before ...

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By Keith Phipps of Onion AV Club (7/0)
            [Its] approach is effective at mobilizing audiences to support charitable causes, but it doesn't ...

By Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters (7/0)
            If its explanation of Sudan's politics and history is rudimentary, Darfur Now maintains an effect...

By Sean Means of Salt Lake Tribune (7/0)
            A rallying call to aid Darfur and an uplifting case study in the power of individuals to effect c...

By Peter Hartlaub of San Francisco Chronicle (7/0)
            At 99 minutes, the documentary presents a quick but thorough lesson.

By William Arnold of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
            By concentrating on good people dedicated to relieving the crisis, it's almost upbeat.

By Moira MacDonald of Seattle Times (7/0)
            Both important and engrossing, devastating yet inspiring.

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By Jason Clark of Slant Magazine (7/0)
            Its 99 minutes could have easily been about 65 if you removed all of the celebrity do-gooder fill...

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality and Practice (7/0)
            An inspiring documentary about six very different courageous and creative activists who are doing...

By Anthony Kaufman of Time Out New York (5/2)
            Darfur Now [is] both necessary viewing -- and a missed opportunity.

By Geoff Pevere of Toronto Star (7/0)
            In movie making, as in life, it's not enough to mean well. The real challenge is in being meaning...

By Ken Fox of TV Guide's Movie Guide (7/0)
            'Inspiring' is a word often used to describe human-rights-oriented documentaries, but Theodore Br...

By Claudia Puig of USA Today (7/0)
            By showing the struggles and efforts of about half a dozen people, it puts a human face on the tr...

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By John Anderson of Variety (7/0)
            Braun and his team manage to make this knotty situation lucid and palatable. Darfur Now could con...

By Nick Pinkerton of Village Voice (7/0)
            The argument can be made that the subject's urgency excuses the need for artfulness; the opposite...

By Susan Granger of www.susangranger.com (7/0)
            Though well-intentioned, Braun's documentary never captures the emotional heart of this enormous ...

By Jeff Vice of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (3/4) No reference
            Darfur Now does one thing other documentaries on the region in western Sudan haven't done so far:...

By Terry Lawson of Detroit Free Press (3/4) No reference
            A documentary exploring the roots and reason of African political corruptness and its history of ...

By Tom Long of Detroit News (3/4) No reference
            It's a brutal mess, and Braun doesn't sugarcoat things.

                         Reviews of Darfur Now
By Stephen Cole of Globe and Mail (3/4) No reference
            Darfur Now is effective pamphleteering, but only an occasionally compelling documentary film.

By Loey Lockerby of Kansas City Star (3/4) No reference
            Admirable work.

By Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times (3/4) No reference
            The best material is the result of the rare opportunity to shoot inside those refugee camps: hear...

By Kyle Smith of New York Post (3/4) No reference
            The documentary Darfur Now proves that -- no matter how important the subject matter -- following...

By Stephen Holden of New York Times (3/4) No reference
            A quiet, methodical call to action.

By Jan Stuart of Newsday (3/4) No reference
            Darfur Now is a worthy if inconsistent attempt at collaring a concerned audience and saying, You,...

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