85
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Dworkin unobtrusively uses small moments to build an engrossing story of courage and hope most narrative films can't match.
- 90Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanFrom first shot to last, Dworkin's movie is a continuously absorbing, sometimes revelatory, frequently moving experience; as documentary filmmaking it's not only amazingly intimate but also characterized by an unexpected lyricism.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhat lifts the film above many other high-minded documentaries dealing with poverty and the welfare cycle is this filmmaker's astounding empathy for both Diane and Love.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerHarrowingly straightforward.
- 80Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayDworkin, having led viewers so deeply into her subjects' lives, resists coercing them into any pat conclusions. We're left to wonder about Love and Diane -– and root for them -– on our own.
- 80VarietyVarietyTremendous emotional force and uncompromising honesty.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoYou are left with two emotions - despair and hope - after watching producer-director Jennifer Dworkin's disquieting documentary.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardAmazing... There are only a finite number of filmmakers with the devotion, patience and ability to tease out these stories.