My Flesh and Blood
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78 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Susan Tom
  • Summary: A feature length verit documentary about the Tom family -- eleven special needs children adopted by Fairfield, California mother Susan Tom -- and the story of Susan's battle with her emotionally disturbed teenage son. (Strand Releasing)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    100
    The experiences of this family from Fairfield will resonate with moviegoers around the country.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    80
    Mostly content to observe with wary admiration, the film doesn't offer any answers, and life robs the story of any sort of resolution, leaving only footage of one remarkable example of charity in action.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Doug Brunell
    80
    If you view life as being full of rainbows and ponies, you'll see this film as a remarkable display of courage and hope. If you wake up to reality, though, you'll see this as a depressing exercise in futility.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    50
    You'd have to be a stone not to be affected by My Flesh and Blood, but the director, Jonathan Karsh, merges compassion with voyeurism until you can't tell the difference.

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  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. NicholasP.
    10
    Your attitude toward what is possible for children with severe handicaps will be transformed.

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