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Philadelphia Inquirer
Heartbreaking and sometimes dazzlingly effective, the film still has flaws -- most of them in a too-often-maudlin script. Full Review
Eliza Truitt
Slate
Singer Usher Raymond earns praise as the leader of the group, but the rest of the cast goes largely unnoticed. Full Review
Gene Seymour
Los Angeles Times
A hostage drama, cliches intact, is what we get. Full Review
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
Light It Up isn't a great movie, but it's a cut above most so-called urban thrillers. Full Review
Lawrence Van Gelder
The New York Times
Turns out to be a pretentiously righteous drama that drowns any claim to serious attention in a sea of superficial characters. Full Review
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