50
The A.V. Club by Jesse Hassenger
The real Noble accomplished a lot, but the movie insists on giving her achievements a mystical and mythical dimension...without the imagination to carry it off.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Justin Lowe
With a style characterized by strong visual storytelling and a seamless rapport with actors both young and old, Bradley guides the cast with a gentle hand and a well-defined vision.
75
RogerEbert.com by Matt Zoller Seitz
It doesn't go quite far enough into melodrama to fuse all of its different pieces together into a satisfying whole but it's an engrossing film all the same: intelligent, sincere and unabashedly goodhearted.
60
Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
Uneven but nonetheless emotionally gratifying.
70
Village Voice by Pete Vonder Haar
The movie works because Christina's desire to help these kids feels natural, and because she herself shoulders burdens that would drive most people to the grave, all without losing her faith.
63
By any measure, Christina Noble was not your average heroine of a faith-based film. By any measure, hers was not a life with your average share of suffering.
63
Washington Post by Stephanie Merry
Writer-director Stephen Bradley may make some missteps, but he capitalizes on this underdog story’s inherent thrills.
70
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Ms. O’Kane’s brusque performance portrays Christina as a woman who acts on her principles and has little time for making nice. She is a compelling embodiment of the adage “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”