1917
Bad Boys for Life
Jojo Rabbit
Star Trek
Got more questions about news letters? Email support@rottentomatoes.com
Already have an account? Log in here
Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified.
Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.
Losing Isaiah makes an admirable attempt to tackle complex, worthwhile themes, but loses sight of effective storytelling during a descent into melodrama.
Tap to review this movie
Super Reviewer
Rate this movie
Oof, that was Rotten.
Meh, it passed the time.
It’s good – I’d recommend it.
Awesome!
So Fresh: Absolute Must See!
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Step 2 of 2
Fandango
AMC (Coming Soon)
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
Cinemark (Coming Soon)
Regal (Coming Soon)
Bought somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
Rent or buy
All Critics (29) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (16)
Quote not available. September 7, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Quote not available.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
The material is emotionally wrenching, but the actors play sociopolitical totems more than flesh-and-blood characters. September 3, 2008
The material is emotionally wrenching, but the actors play sociopolitical totems more than flesh-and-blood characters.
Todd McCarthy
This is an absorbing and involving picture, but the terms propounded here limit the story, which depends almost entirely on emotions rather than on thought. September 3, 2008 | Full Review…
This is an absorbing and involving picture, but the terms propounded here limit the story, which depends almost entirely on emotions rather than on thought.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
This drama about interracial adoption is serious and affecting, thanks in large part to the presence of its two magnetic stars. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
This drama about interracial adoption is serious and affecting, thanks in large part to the presence of its two magnetic stars.
Janet Maslin
Losing Isaiah transcends the custody issue and finds drama in the black-white polarities that neither character can escape. June 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Losing Isaiah transcends the custody issue and finds drama in the black-white polarities that neither character can escape.
Edward Guthmann
Not only does this lowest-common denominator conclusion backfire, it insults anyone who invested their time getting involved in the whole thing. January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Not only does this lowest-common denominator conclusion backfire, it insults anyone who invested their time getting involved in the whole thing.
Desson Thomson
Despite the fine leads and some well-crafted scenes, Losing Isaiah is apt to make viewers angry and frustrated no matter where they stand on the issues. September 3, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Despite the fine leads and some well-crafted scenes, Losing Isaiah is apt to make viewers angry and frustrated no matter where they stand on the issues.
Quote not available. April 20, 2006 | Rating: 3/5
Susan Granger
Quote not available. June 30, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
Emanuel Levy
Quote not available. November 19, 2004 | Rating: 2/5
Robin Clifford
Quote not available. September 9, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Quote not available. May 23, 2004 | Rating: 1/5
Fred Topel
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.
View All