68
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakCompassionate, potent documentary.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDong, who is gay, does his best to stay objective. Just how these families interact may surprise you.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe film discusses important social and personal issues, although the interview subjects don't always have enlightening things to say.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceCompassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative Christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children.
- 70L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyIt's potentially strong material, but the film is so determined not to demonize the conservatives that it winds up being an inadvertent profile in the banality of bigotry.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyDocmeister Arthur Dong brings empathetic balance and emotional heft to the discord between fundamentalist Christian parents and their gay children.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe film is somewhat hampered by the refusal of the parents in two of the three families to participate in it. Though the children provide an eloquent, impassioned presence, their parents' absence is overwhelming.
- 60The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderAn earnest study in despair.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleEarnest, heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives. It's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views.