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Glover and Bassett ground the film, in the flashbacks and in the body of the film, and lessen the riskiness of maintaining the play's theatricality.
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Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
Fugard’s classic minimalist drama comes eloquently to film.
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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Glover and Bassett play the title characters with great energy, and Berry has invested the movie with the moral conscience that underpinned his entire career.
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A labor of love -- a swan song repaying a lifetime of happy debts to the theater, by grace of two terrific performances.
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New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Powerful theater.
60
(Bassett's) finally been given another part worthy of her talents, and she makes the most of it.
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Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Gradually, the power of the material and the stars takes hold, flashbacks begin to flesh out the characters' lives, and Boesman & Lena comes alive--achingly and passionately.
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Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
About two people on a stage, talking their way into and out of alienation.
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Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Stilted as a beach house, the movie crawls from one harangue to another.