69
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe film is a tough, vital lesson in love, valor and compassion.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is a tale from the front lines, before the disease had a name, through the early days when no one knew for sure how it was transmitted.
- 63Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyHaggis and Krauss’s desire to use the ward as a vehicle to tell a much larger and more complex story makes sense. Yet it ultimately takes away from the truly remarkable story they have to tell, a story that may actually be more complex than matters of government policy and public opinion.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyDespite a nagging tendency to milk sentiment from wrenching subject matter that requires no manipulation, the film is notable for its admirably inclusive perspective.