Boesman and Lena
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  • Starring: Angela Bassett, Danny Glover
  • Summary: Personal hardship and tragedy bring a man (Glover) and a woman (Bassett) to experience intense love and hate.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: F. X. Feeney
    80
    A labor of love -- a swan song repaying a lifetime of happy debts to the theater, by grace of two terrific performances.
  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Cary Darling
    75
    Glover and especially Bassett give strong performances, shaking off their Hollywood patina and losing themselves in these gritty roles.
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  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    75
    Fugard’s classic minimalist drama comes eloquently to film.
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  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    (Bassett's) finally been given another part worthy of her talents, and she makes the most of it.

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