Variety
Consciously decides not to rub our noses in tarted-up awfulness, opting for steady-footed lensing and subdued music, then trusting our imaginations to fill in the horrors.
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The Good Lie
A brash American woman (Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line) takes in a Sudanese refugee in this drama from French-Canadian director Philippe Falard (Monsieur Lazhar), making his English-language directorial debut.
2014Rating: M140 minsUSA
Drama
- Director:
- Philippe Falardeau ('Monsieur Lazhar', 'It's Not Me, I Swear!')
- Writer:
- Margaret Nagle
- Cast:
- Reese WitherspoonSarah BakerCorey StollThad LuckinbillMaria HowellSharon ConleyKaitlyn ErvinMike Pniewski
The Good Lie / Reviews
Time Out
For a while it’s a low-key fish-out-of-water comedy, then it morphs into a cumbrously sentimental tale of redemption.
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Has a core of decency, humanity and good will that feels authentic. You won’t curse yourself for occasionally tearing up.
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The Dissolve
Fully recognizes the problem of telling stories of black hardship through the prism of white charity, and does everything it can to avoid those pitfalls.
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Hollywood Reporter
A touching, generous-hearted movie, sensitively directed by Philippe Falardeau working with a smart, sly, long-gestated script by Margaret Nagle.
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