REVIEWS NEWS INTERVIEWS OTHER

(1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 82% Fresh Page   1   A- "Tsotsi can be abrasive stuff, but the fierce, internalized salvation of the title character is a true inspiration, and makes for a resoundingly compelling South African treat."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "Like all expert adaptations, Hood has looked at his source material and seen a world beyond the words."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin "It's worth remembering the kids in the pipes, who show up only for this instant and then vanish again, seeming slivers of narrative background, tossed like dice into a distressing nowhere."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 4/5 "But by placing the tale in contemporary Soweto and Johannesburg, South Africa, Hood imbues the film with a sense of authenticity that makes the movie seem more moving than manipulative."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2.5/4 "Presley Chweneyagae excels in this hard-hitting urban drama, South Africa's answer to City of God (not that anyone asked the question)."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth C+ "A chance for the stay-at-home world-travelers to catch sight of Johannesburg's filthy sprawling township of Soweto."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1.5/4 "The story's lame, condesending objective dictates that bringing-up-baby histrionics will melt the savage beast."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "Un drama urbano duro y conmovedor, si bien algo previsible, con un estupendo protagonista. Una película realmente atendible que nos acerca al infrecuente cine sudafricano."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A- "This is an uncommonly moving film, with almost no fireworks to highlight the parts that are supposed to be moving."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "...[a] reflective and raw South African gangland melodrama. Deeply poignant, frightening and absorbing...a wonderment of emotions and redemptive solitude."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B+ "While Tsotsi may not break new narrative ground, it infuses a familiar story with rare intensity and feeling, as well as a palpable sense of place."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A spiritually riveting film about a nasty thug in a Johannesburg shanty town whose violent and selfish life is totally transformed."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "An emotionally honest tale of redemption that never forgets there are consequences for bad acts, even when those acts are committed before the arrival of salvation."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "An affecting film about sorrow and triumph that delivers redemption by the shovel-full."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "Our protagonist may want to give the appearance of being heartless, but the script is stacked against him."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen C "banal project that leaves more demanding viewers empty"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 7/10 "In the long run, the film may not entirely satisfy one's intellectual curiosity, but it pleases the heart."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 2.5/5 "After ... the powerful 15-minute opening, it's a long road ahead to redemption. "   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 4/5 "This film won the Oscar for best foreign language film, and it is well deserved."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B+ "carries a hopeful message of redemption and human decency while also painting a sad picture of the far-reaching effects of the AIDS epidemic on a country's children."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "[A] devastating vision of harsh life in the townships of Johannesburg..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/5 "Among the finest films ever to come out of Africa."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 4.5/5 "Writer-director Hood draws out the story's stark themes with wit and feeling."   FilmFocus   Rich Cline A "This powerful story, reminiscent of Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' is told with a minimum of dialogue."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "New-to-these-shores director/scripter, South African Gavin Hood, does a wonderful job adapting the novel by Athol Fugard, bringing to real life the story of "Tsotsi.""   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford A- "Hood avigates this mine field with sure instincts… He doesn't tell, but shows; his characters never become too lucid or articulate, avoiding the danger of didacticism or moralizing."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 10/10 "Unabashedly poignant, it's a moody, gritty gangster saga with a stark sense of reality."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 82% Fresh Page   1