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

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Not for the faint-hearted. Read full review

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    A riveting tale of survival and how even war cannot diminish a child's indomitable spirit. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Mandoki, who with this film returns to the Spanish-speaking cinema after a string of Hollywood films, has brought a sure sense of the visual and taut construction to Innocent Voices, based on a true story. It is filled with wrenching images. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    Heart-wrenching. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Effective without being overwhelming. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    What's so powerful about Mandoki's film, which he co-scripted with Torres, is the complex, ever-surprising course that Chava takes toward manhood. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Not a happy time at the movies. It bears the distinction of bringing to the screen a dark nugget of history. Read full review

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    It's a harrowing tale, but one that gets phonied up with unnecessary slo-mos, manipulative soundtrack cues, and unrestrained thespianism. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety | Scott Foundas

    While the respectable result is a more meaningful film than just about anything Mandoki worked on during his 17 years in Hollywood ("Angel Eyes," "Message in a Bottle"), pic suffers from an overindulgence of triumph-over-adversity cliches and a meandering narrative. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    As an outcry against the forcible conscription of children into armies around the world, Innocent Voices, is an honorable film. But as a balanced portrait of a tragic civil war, it is simplistic and opaque. Read full review

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