The Harder They Come Reviews
Top CriticThe definitive postcolonial cult-movie musical.
ColeSmithey.com
Perry Henzell's 1972 rugged reggae crime story--loosely based on a '40s-era Jamaican folk hero/criminal--plays like a musically-inspired docudrama of the raw social reality of the impoverished island nation in the '70s.
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| Original Score: A
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Packed with indelible images and potent subtexts (and great songs), this isn't just another bridge between Godard and MTV.
Atlantic City Weekly
OK story, fabulous music by Jimmy Cliff
| Original Score: 4/5
Goatdog's Movies
Entertaining if not incredibly professional.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Q Network Film Desk
a hard-hitting social drama with revolutionary political overtones, but it is immensely enjoyable and, at times, light-hearted
| Original Score: 3.5/4
Atrocious acting, amateurish camerawork and a hackneyed story line all make for one painful slog.
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| Original Score: 2/5
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