Emmanuel's Gift Critic Reviews

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Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites

Sincere but fairly soft piece of ennobling journalism that gives a positive spin to some of Africa's seemingly intractable problems.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

Directed in the breathless inspirational tones of an infomercial, the film's an acceptable document of a thoroughly remarkable individual.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

The heroic struggle of its subject is clearly meant to inspire, but it also seems destined to shame weak-willed viewers who'd crumble under much less formidable obstacles.Read the full review

The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites

Sadly, Emmanuel's Gift is a powerful story of political change almost smothered by contrivance.Read the full review

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