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(1 - 50) of 55 OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh Page   12   > Next "When I say that I would happily watch Cheadle and Okonedo in anything ... I don't mean more movies like Hotel Rwanda."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Don Cheadle's inspirational performance draws us more deeply into his character's plight with each successive scene."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker A "The film is an overwhelming, sad, and heartfelt achievement."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark B+ "George has constructed a fine dramatic feature, and a good first step to educating the masses on this disturbing event."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf A- "This is an important film to see, but its “importance” does not alone make it good. It only makes a powerful film even more worthy of your time. "   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna "An important film, for its commitment and engagement, as well as its insistence that viewers make choices."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 75/100 "The filmmakers want to respect history and not exploit it as so much slasher movie fodder."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine A "A powerful, stirring, necessary film."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 3.5/4 "...it's impossible to deny the power of this true story - particularly given Cheadle's Oscar-worthy performance."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "A well-crafted and moving film that relates an important true story that needed to be told."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "Moves us to deep emotion and, naming names but not belaboring culprits, to great shame."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 2.5/4 "As a dramatization of non-fiction events, a film that, more than anything, sets out to evoke distinct emotions within the viewer, Hotel Rwanda is certainly effective."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/4 "Terry George’s Hotel Rwanda takes a cue less from history than it does from Schindler’s List."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B+ "A powerful, sobering film, alive with energy and urgency. It brings immediacy to a tragedy that most of us paid little attention to when it was happening."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "Rusesabagina remains a vivid, remarkable character, and the screenplay crafts a hero without hero-mongering or phony tributeering."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3/4 "...the consensus for heartbreak and rage is always at a premium high. This certainly can be said for filmmaker Terry George and his blistering genocide saga Hotel Rwanda"   TheWorldJournal.com   Frank Ochieng B+ "A deeply affecting film as well as an impassioned one...featuring a stunning lead performance by Don Cheadle."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Best film of the year: an ethically rich story of a heroic African who responds to the deep dimensions of violence in a chaotic world by widening the circle of his compassion."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "Not only did it give me a better-rounded perspective on the Rwandan tragedy, but it introduced me to a modern hero who stood against tyranny and oppression at the risk of losing all that was dear to him."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "the film fits easily into the Hollywood mold, in which trauma is dealt with best by a resourceful, individual hero"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 5/5 "Real-life drama about the horror of the Rwandan genocide and the heartfelt compassion of one man is a knockout."   Netflix   James Rocchi 1.5/4 "potentially fantastic material...unfortunately, [Terry] George's attempt is too mired in movie-of-the-week sensibilities...to do any justice to its subject matter"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 8/10 "Mostly hoping to get by on its subject matter, which works out well for it because that subject matter is indeed compelling."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Cheadle has been doing great, often hilariously comic, work in supporting roles for years; Hotel Rwanda is his first lead role, but it likely won’t be his last."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox B "destined to make its relatively small target audience more aware of the current conflicts strangling much of Africa"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "Cheadle is excellent as Rusesabagina, a family man who turns to routine in order to survive chaos."   Light Views   John Larsen 6/10 "A slightly better, slightly more expensive version of something you'd see as a television movie of the week."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5 "Cheadle will be discussed come awards season, and not undeservedly, for his performance, but, again, the attention this film deserves stems from its historical relevance."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 5/10 "...disappointingly conventional [but] an important film nevertheless..."   All Movie Guide   Josh Ralske 4.5/5 "Don Cheadle's work is subtle, not showy – he won’t have a clip of him howling and shaking his fist in some kind of Pacino Actorrhea moment. Very moving."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3/4 "Not the masterpiece that Schindler’s List is, but still a powerful film and an important reminder."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A+ "A small, honest, emotionally complex film, Hotel Rwanda simultaneously destroys and reaffirms your belief in the intrinsic goodness of man."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll 3.5/4 "Achieves an incendiary level of power that has the ability to simultaneously anger and shock."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 9/10 "This is a film that shows humanity at its best and at its worst. Hotel Rwanda is a film of epic proportions that puts a human face on the disaster."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 4/5 "A star-making performance from a guy who should already be a star."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 4/4 "Hotel Rwanda is filled with urgency; there's not a single second of the film that doesn't feel intensely real."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "Incapable of honestly confronting its ugly subject matter."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 2/5 "Not recommended."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 4.5/5 "told in an unflashy way that heightens the authenticity and gently--but rightfully--shames the West"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "A tale of heroism of a few people against a massive tide of hellish chaos."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A "powerful story, dynamic acting and careful crafting"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "The best scenes are the ones that show the chaos of what was happening....Unfortunately such scenes are too few."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 3/5 "... the “devil in the detail” prevents George ... from delivering a more searing condemnation of those who, through [murder] or willful blindness, allowed the slaughter ..."   JWR   S. James Wegg B+ "Despite the shocking realities, you’ll leave Rwanda discussing one positive above all the negatives, and that’s Cheadle’s tremendous performance."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell A "Here, now, is the true face of human barbarity, and the true face of human heroism. Not in the now-distant mythology of World War II…"   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 8/10 "Compelling, suspenseful depiction of the 1994 genocide during a Rwandan civil war - with an incredibly powerful performance by Don Cheadle"   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3.5/4 "An uncommonly good film of considerable intelligence and passion."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2.5/4 "This isn't a great film, but it threatens to be an important one."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 4/4 "Director Terry George takes his screenplay, which he co-wrote with Keir Pearson, and turns it into a south African "Schindler's List"."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 50) of 55 OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh Page   12   > Next