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Metascore®51 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

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

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    The documentary is enjoyable, though it could have been edited more tightly. The ending, in which three of the contest participants write and perform a catchy pop song, is buoyantly fun. Read full review

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    An old-fashioned doc about a sailboat race is well produced but lacks urgency and true insight Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Like the disastrously overpopulated "Amazing Race: Family Edition," Morning Light never finds a way to make us care who wins. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice | Tim Grierson

    Two unnerving phenomena--the popularity of reality-TV competitions and the Walt Disney Company's ability to churn out entertainment starring the most squeaky-clean humans on earth--come together in Morning Light, a nightmarishly upbeat documentary. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Peter Debruge

    The film feels more like the ultimate scrapbook for the participants than the vicarious thrill the pair no doubt imagined for audiences. Read full review

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times | Robert Abele

    If the makers were hoping they'd chronicled a metaphor for life's struggle, they probably weren't counting on the struggle being monotony. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 2.8 out of 5

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