
RogerEbert.com
Chukwu's film is further proof that great moviemaking is key to bringing audiences into profound, sombre head spaces.
Full reviewOscar nominee Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) leads this death row drama as a prison warden feeling the psychological toll after years of carrying out executions. Her latest inmate, Anthony (Aldis Hodge, Hidden Figures), forces her to confront these demons.
Chukwu's film is further proof that great moviemaking is key to bringing audiences into profound, sombre head spaces.
Full reviewClemency's end credits arrive with relief, not because we're unengaged but because, unlike Bernadine, we're finally allowed to breathe.
Full reviewClemency is a staggering achievement in its portrayal of a story that we often ignore out of simple spite or ignorance that humanizes all angles with compassion.
Full reviewIf Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s “Cross Creek,” she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc. Yet, the actress is even better in the scenes where Bernadine simply gets drunk, even if she still can’t talk about anything but work.
Full review[A] stark, beautifully composed drama about the implications of the death penalty.
Full reviewIt's the humanity and compassion invested across all the principal characters that makes this contemplative examination of the terrible weight of taking a life so commanding.
Full reviewChukwu maintains an impressive command over her material, but Woodard herself becomes the movie’s central storyteller.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Clemency in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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