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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Oct 2014

The main characters are played by actual refugees-two of whom were child soldiers-and their uninflected, authoritative performances compensate…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 16 Oct 2014

A moving and haunting script --- also a funny one, at times…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Oct 2014

While The Good Lie certainly doesn’t shy away from scenes designed to make us shake our heads at man’s inhumanity to man and scenes designed…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 15 Oct 2014

One of the smartest choices in The Good Lie is to acknowledge that Witherspoon's Carrie has as much to learn from the Sudanese as they do from her…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 15 Oct 2014

The Good Lie, for all its sincerity, has a slick, produced quality to it, a Hollywood sensibility that it simply cannot shake off…

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By Kristin Tillotson (85) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 15 Oct 2014

A well-told tale that illuminates the experiences of the 20,000 lost boys (and girls) of Sudan, with such grace, insight and humor, it can…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 15 Oct 2014

One of the smartest choices in The Good Lie is to acknowledge that Witherspoon's Carrie has as much to learn from the Sudanese as they do from her…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 14 Oct 2014

If a measure of tasteful restraint is detectable, it serves at least to allow for the depiction of human emotion instead of the market-driven…

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By Ernest Hardy (466) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Oct 2014

Despite its weighty material and some moving scenes (much of the Sudanese cast are survivors of the war), this aggressive crowd-pleaser is…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 09 Oct 2014

Quite contrary to traditional Hollywood standards, the film does not approach a story about the Third World through the eyes of a Western protagonist,…

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By Jordan Adler (82) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 06 Oct 2014

Although it falters when it strays from the immigrant perspective, The Good Lie is an undeniably powerful drama, rooted in authentic performances…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 03 Oct 2014

Reese Witherspoon may receive top billing and be the star plastered larger-than-life on the posters, but scripter Margaret Nagle and director…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 03 Oct 2014

The strengths of The Good Lie are its lack of adherence to convention, its selective use of its nominal star and its decision to dwell on the…

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By Susan Wloszczyna (541) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 02 Oct 2014

It is a good thing these actors are charming enough that they aren’t too hampered by a long string of fish-out-of-water gags…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for Time (1,811) on 02 Oct 2014

The lumpiness of The Good Lie’s progression – from infancy to adulthood, and from the horrors of war to gentle social comedy and back again…

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By Simon Houpt (42) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 02 Oct 2014

A drama with honourable intentions that feels like a bit of a fib…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 02 Oct 2014

It's in the film's Africa-set scenes -- at the film's start and again in its closing 25 minutes or so -- when The Good Lie is at its best…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 02 Oct 2014

The poster suggests a redux of 'The Blind Side,' times three. At top is Reese Witherspoon, airbrushed and beaming with charity…

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By Mark Ellis (362) for Schmoes Know (710) on 02 Oct 2014

It never shies away from the horrors of war-torn parts of Africa, yet it is also able to deftly change gears to have a sense of humor and keep…

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By David Berry (137) for National Post (1,405) on 02 Oct 2014

It still deserves credit for fore fronting the latter's story, but as with any issue, it's never really just enough to acknowledge that you're…

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