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This should be required viewing every African-American who feels "owed by the US government" for having endured slavery. These boys endured dehumanizing conditions also, but never expeced anything to be given to them, just the opportunity to get it. They then took the opportunity given to them and bettered themselves, not thinking of themselves, but of how they inturn could help others. The
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Variety
Although shot over a longer period of time than "Lost Boys," God Grew Tired is a softer, less complex version of essentially the same story, far less troubling in its explorations and implications than "The Lost Boys," but with far greater commercial potential. Full Review
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
Quinn discovers an unexpectedly funny, trenchant fish-out-of-water-eye-view of American life. Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
A moving documentary that informs, entertains and inspires. Full Review
James Greenberg
The Hollywood Reporter
An incredibly powerful story of renewal, commitment and the resiliency of the human spirit, this is a movie that should attract a large theatrical audience, and no one will go home disappointed. Full Review
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
This is a film that adds to our understanding of human nature. Yet its impact is lessened by a lack of factual context, and by an inspirational climax that may leave one feeling good and uneasy in equal measure. Full Review
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