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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Webber's way with his young cast is as unforced as the movie itself, which easily could have been overwrought and maudlin but is instead oddly affirming. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Webber has a knack for bringing out actors at their showiest, but he palms off too much first-draft sketchiness as ''ambiguity.'' Read full review

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    There's a lot of rambling and shambling going on in these overlapping stories, often to the point where Explicit Ills no longer feels like it has a point. Read full review

  • 60
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    The lack of subtlety indicates that this is a first film, but the passion and insights are strong enough to make you wonder what he'll (Webber) do next. Read full review

  • 60
    Village Voice |

    A tender ensemble slice of inner-city Philly life. Read full review

  • 60
    Film Threat | Pete Vonder Haar

    As a look at the disenfranchised of America, Explicit Ills could use some work. As a debut, however, it's quite promising. I'm looking forward to seeing what Webber comes up with next. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    It's a beautiful message: surely there's no arguing with "Hey, hey, ho, ho, poverty has got to go!" But there is much to argue with, and much to regret, about a film whose director thinks he needs to drop an anvil on our heads when art would suffice. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times |

    Undone by a deadly twofer: lack of trust in characterization coupled with single-minded faith in spelled-out messages. Read full review

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