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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSounder is a story simply told and universally moving. It is one of the most compassionate and truthful of movies, and there's not a level where it doesn't succeed completely.
- 90The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelExtraordinarily simple, yet deeply, emotionally rich.
- 88Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrMoving without being mawkish, charming without being coy.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineSounder is one of the truest examples of a family film ever made and a triumph for all concerned.
- And if Sounder, an intelligent enough movie, avoids all the major pitfalls of its type, it also lacks the excitement that may have come from plumbing greater depths and discovering a few tougher, less accessible insights.
- 50Time OutTime OutRitt's film must respond to the needs of an entertainment industry, and in its desire to be uplifting, leaves its characters one-dimensional without ensuring that the one dimension is heroic.