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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeThis film is a wakeup call in the best sense: urgent, clear, understated.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckProvocative and hard-hitting, Every Last Child is a chilling reminder that even diseases once thought eradicated are still capable of rearing their ugly heads as a result of ignorance and prejudice.
- 75New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartGrim but worthwhile.
- 75Washington PostStephanie MerryWashington PostStephanie MerryWhat’s true in Pakistan turns out to be universal: Misconceptions can prove as dangerous as any disease and are even harder to eradicate.
- 70The New York TimesDaniel M. GoldThe New York TimesDaniel M. GoldAs the film makes abundantly clear, if left untreated, contagions — of ignorance, fear and conflict — will spread wherever they can.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibImpressive though the results of the WHO’s campaign to eradicate polio may be, it is Zaidi’s lensing of the streets, waterways and people of Pakistan that lingers in the mind.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiThe film couldn't be more timely and germane for the American audience. If it weren't a documentary, it would seem like a post-apocalyptic allegory of our own vaccination debate.
- 70The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinA prime example of how to deliver a film on an urgent topic that doesn’t feel like medicine.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMostly, though, there’s hopefulness here, and determination to win a fight worth fighting.