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Saint Judy

2019

Sean Hanish

Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina ...

5.7

164

Drama Saint Judy tells the inspirational true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and her fight that changed American asylum law forever. In her first case based in Los Angeles, Judy represents a woman forced to flee her home country after being persecuted by the Taliban for opening a school for girls. While juggling her life as a single mother, Judy fights tenacious battles in and out of court, not only saving her client's life, but ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] sometimes turns didactic, but it benefits from the efforts of an exceptional cast; their work deserves to be seen."	POS
United States	Nick Schager Variety	"It’s a case of good intentions and subpar storytelling (...) With no nuance found throughout its journey, though, the film makes historic triumph feel woefully underwhelming."	NEG
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"While the viewer can intuit that Hanish has a strong clear story to tell, the director too often tricks things up with noncredible flashbacks, fatty getting-from-one-place-to-another montages (...) and other extraneous matter"	NEU
United States	Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"What 'Saint Judy' really feels like is the pilot for a run-of-the-mill broadcast network drama"	NEG
United States	Monica Castillo The Wrap	"Despite a star-studded cast, a strong performance by Monaghan, and Ben Schnetzer’s scene-stealing moments as rich lawyer’s kid with impressive language skills, 'Saint Judy' feels wanting."	NEU

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