Civil Brand
User Score
4.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5

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  1. BruceR.
    May 22, 2004
    5
    Serious in approach but ultimately not fully satisfying. Discontinuity may have been caused by budget problems.

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Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 8 out of 13
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert K. Elder
    25
    Plagued by continuity problems, ham-fisted storytelling and a problematic voiceover by Da Brat, Civil Brand feels less like a prison movie than a prison sentence.
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  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    40
    There are also strong flickers here of a film that might have been.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Walter Dawkins
    60
    Film explores the abuses rampant in woman's prisons and the powerlessness of the inmates, while telling the uplifting story of one inmate, Frances (LisaRae).
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