C

This coming of age of a boy who suddenly becomes the man of the house is too naive and simplistic to convey the tumultuous political context of El Salvador in the early 1980s.

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12/12/06

3/4

Padilla is superb as a boy who eagerly looks forward to manhood while ruefully bidding farewell to youth.

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12/29/05

1/4

Innocent Voices is based on a true story, and you know what that often means: It feels very untrue.

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11/10/05

N/A

Reminds us how the human spirit can transcend even the worst tragedy.

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10/23/05

C+

...the hit-you-over-the-head scenes of sudden conscriptions, relentless violence and lack of real political stance keeps this from being as good as it should have been.

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10/21/05

N/A

...builds to its climax with inexorable precision, yet never hits audiences over the head with manufactured emotional moments.

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10/17/05

C

while [Mandoki's] subject matter is dramatic and heart-breaking, his film is slow and repetitive.

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10/17/05

3.5/5

The images of war are never easy to watch, but those feelings of profound sorrow are magnified when children are turned into soldiers with guns as big as they are.

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10/17/05

A-

A powerful reminder of how war should never be an option in the resolution of a conflict, even as a last resort

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10/17/05

8/10

Despite a pro-FMLN POV, when many consider them terrorists, this is one of the better films showing how war affects the little people who find themselves in the middle of war.

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10/16/05

B

The sincerity and earnestness of 'Innocent Voices' are beyond doubt. It's a pity that the film's execution doesn't always match them. Still, it's a mostly laudable effort.

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10/16/05