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Woman Thou Art Loosed
Magnolia Pictures
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Kimberly Elise,
Loretta Devine,
Debbi Morgan,
Michael Boatman,
Clifton Powell,
Idalis DeLeon,
Sean Blakemore,
and
Ricky Harris
Based on the best-selling novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, Woman Thou Art Loosed is a moving tale of survival, faith, and redemption in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and tragic personal histories. (Magnolia Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Stan Foster
T.D. Jakes (novel)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Michael Schultz
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 8, 2005
Video: March 8, 2005
Theatrical: October 1, 2004
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| RUNNING TIME: |
94 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Best American Film, 2004 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

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80
LA Weekly
David Chute
Startlingly raw and honest, playing at times like one of those blistering Donald Goines blaxploitation pulp novels, only with Jesus.

80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
There's a bedrock honesty in Woman, Thou Art Loosed in its grasp of human nature and behavior. This is one faith-based film that pulls no punches.

80
The New York Times
Dave Kehr
Never backing off from big, emotional moments, but also fleshing out the necessary transitions between them, he has realized his finest movie. It's a renaissance for Mr. Schultz, who seems to be speaking with his own voice after all these years.

75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The screenplay is overwrought at times, but the acting is superb by any standard.

75
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
There's a power to Woman Thou Art Loosed that transcends its limitations, a determined, heartfelt belief in the possibility of redemption.

70
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
An earnest drama about spiritual redemption that is likely to strike quite a chord with certain audiences.

70
Dallas Observer
Julie Lyons
The strength of Woman is its unflinching look at people trying to grab onto a little dignity in their lives.

67
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
This movie that wails with the intensity of a revival chorus is something we can all say amen to.

63
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
While the story couldn't be simpler and the filmmaking is crude, it forcefully addresses a reality.

63
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Offers a compelling portrait of human tragedy and the journey to redemption.

60
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Ultimately, the movie's too uneven to be totally satisfying.

60
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
You may not care for the message, but there's nothing insidious about it.

58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
For all the tough-minded talk and frank portraits of inner-city life, however, the film is not altogether convincing.

50
New York Post
Megan Lehmann
An earnest undertaking that unfortunately plays like a trite Lifetime movie.

50
Variety
Todd McCarthy
Notable for Kimberly Elise's ferocious lead performance and for the bigscreen exposure pic affords the charismatic Bishop T.D. Jakes, who plays himself and upon whose works the film is based.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
John McMurtrie
As a film it plays like a heavy-handed morality tale one might come across on a middling cable network.

50
Portland Oregonian
Marc Mohan
Could easily be seen as little more than a commercial for his (Jakes) life-changing influence. Call him the first of a new breed: the cinevangelist.

50
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
At its best, Woman Thou Art Loosed conveys the unfathomable meaning behind those words.

40
Village Voice
Kris Wilton
Feels part reality show, part mockumentary, part Jakes promo video.

40
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
The heavy-handed delivery may reflect the urgency of the message--that women need to face the past and stand by their children--but it impedes the drama.

40
Film Threat
Phil Hall
While I admire Bishop Jakes and I frequently watch his sermons on TV, I have to question his tactic of charging people admission to generate hosannas on his behalf.

38
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
Jakes' characters are points to be made, flesh and blood cautionary tales that don't particularly feel human. His dialogue, even in the mouths of Michelle and her troubled mother, sounds as if it comes straight from the pulpit.

38
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
If you're looking for cinema, skip this. But as a religion-based self-help workshop for victims of childhood abuse, it'sa deadly accurate button-pusher.

25
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling
Unfortunately, it's impossible to tell from this confused mess (costarring Jakes as himself) what that message is.


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