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By Josh S (1,500) on 31 Mar 2007

A good movie full of life lessons and family values…

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By Jackie J (33) on 13 Mar 2007

I just love Loretta Devine in this movie…

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By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Feb 2007

Maya Angelou's stunning feature directorial debut…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 03 Nov 2006

In adding feature-film directing to her formidable list of accomplishments, poet and author Maya Angelou tells first-time screenwriter Myron…

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By Laura L (473) on 21 Sep 2006

We watched a bunch of movies this week. I wouldn't normally pick out any of these movies, but most were enjoyable…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 25 May 2006

I was not thrilled about having to see it…

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By Russell Smith (106) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 25 Jul 2005

Down in the Delta, like a gratingly platitudinous self-help tape, sugarcoats the complex one-step-back, two-steps-forward nature of personal…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 11 Jul 2004

Angelou's first-time direction stays out of its own way; she doesn't call attention to herself with unnecessary visual touches, but focuses…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 24 Jan 2004

The movie, which often threatens to disappear into a tub of soapsuds, is elevated immeasurably by the calm, stately performances of Mary Alice…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Sep 2003

POSITIVE vibes aside, Down in the Delta is fairly simple stuff, with acting that at times sinks to the dialogue-of-agreement level of those…

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By Greg Muskewitz (87) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 09 Jul 2003

A powerful performance from Alfre Woodard captured by Angelou's quiet, poetic direction…

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By Rita Kempley (781) for Washington Post (9,851) on 10 Jun 2003

Roots matter, is Angelou’s Hallmark-style lesson…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 19 Dec 1999

A fine family drama...Though the film is marked by overtones of Beloved, the Jonathan Demme film of Toni Morrison's book, it's worth seeing…

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