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Down in the Delta (1998)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:16

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A city girl gets shipped off to stay with her family in the Mississippi Delta by her mother in order to convalesce from her drug addiction. While there, she works alongside her grandfather at the... [More]

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Esther Rolle, Mary Alice

Director: Maya Angelou

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Joe Leydon	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 13 2009 03:15 AM	Variety
	Doris Toumarkine	Maya Angelou's stunning feature directorial debut. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 05 2007 10:20 AM	Film Journal International
3/4	Michael Dequina	Not particularly groundbreaking, and neither is its message, but it's all done with sensitivity and intelligence by Angelou. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 02 2007 02:46 AM	TheMovieReport.com
	Jeffrey M. Anderson	I was not thrilled about having to see it. But, sitting there in the dark, I became tremendously moved by the movie, and I have not forgotten its power. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 26 2006 03:17 AM	Combustible Celluloid
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:54 AM	Houston Chronicle
1/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Jun., 22 2005 10:05 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 04:03 AM	Reeling Reviews
2.5/4	Judith Egerton	Employs too many redundant, stagy flashbacks to tell the story of Loretta's ancestors. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 01 2004 01:12 PM	Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
4/5	Nell Minow	No review available. Comment \| Nov., 06 2003 04:13 PM	Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
4/5	Greg Muskewitz	A powerful performance from Alfre Woodard captured by Angelou's quiet, poetic direction. Comment \| Jul., 10 2003 10:29 PM	eFilmCritic.com
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 03:02 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:11 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
2/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 19 2002 08:09 AM	Globe and Mail
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	Shows that every family has a potential for resiliency and growth, no matter what the problems. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 03 2002 07:10 AM	Spirituality and Practice
N/R	Kevin Thomas	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 08:21 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	E! Online
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Film Journal International
N/R	Amy Taubin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Village Voice
N/R	Bruce Kirkland	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Jam! Movies

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