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Duma

Overview


Genre :

Adventure, Family

Release Date :

September 30, 2005 (LA)

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Carroll Ballard

Starring :

Hope Davis, Campbell Scott, Eamon Ealker, Alex Michaeletos, Mary Makhatho, Nthabiseng Kenoshi

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 4

“..the sort of movie parents starved for a good family picture in the theaters..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 5

“..so dramatically inert that even the best-intentioned parents probably won't require their kids to sit through it..”
by Jim Lane [Sacramento News & Review]
2.5 of 4

“..seems a meager effort..”
by Rob Blackwelder [SPLICEDwire]
3 of 5

“..presents an unusual slice of life and a noble one to boot...”
by Kathy Cano Murillo [The Arizona Republic]
2.5 of 4

“..isn't big on surprises, obviously, but what it offers at its best is breathtaking and precious...”
by John Anderson [Newsday]
3 of 4

“..gives off an otherworldly appeal..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
3.5 of 5

“..fun for all the family...”
by Kotleta [Iofilm]
3 of 5

“..classic family viewing..”
by Stella Papamichael [BBC Films]
3.5 of 4

“..beautifully told, gorgeously shot story of a grieving boy trying to return his pet cheetah to the wilds of South Africa...”
by Jami Bernard [New York Daily News]
4 of 5

“..Ballard still works in his ravishing, nearly pointillistic style of organic visual splendor...”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
“..An engrossing and exciting tale..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
3.5 of 5

“..a disarmingly charming throwback to such old-fashioned humans-and-animals adventure tales..”
by Wade Major [Boxoffice Magazine]
4 of 5

“..a charming film..”
by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]

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