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An overt desire to please often leaves Tillman relying on force-feeding techniques. Mar 17, 2008 | Full Review…
An overt desire to please often leaves Tillman relying on force-feeding techniques.
Paul Tatara
Soul Food aims to be a banquet of feelings, but mostly it serves up tripe. Mar 17, 2008 | Full Review…
Soul Food aims to be a banquet of feelings, but mostly it serves up tripe.
Richard Corliss
The steaming platters of fried catfish, macaroni and cheese, sweet corn bread, and black-eyed peas that appear early and often in writer-director George Tillman Jr.'s sentimental family drama should be listed in the credits as costars. Mar 17, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
The steaming platters of fried catfish, macaroni and cheese, sweet corn bread, and black-eyed peas that appear early and often in writer-director George Tillman Jr.'s sentimental family drama should be listed in the credits as costars.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Soul Food serves up family melodrama-cum-comedy that's tasty and satisfying, if not particularly profound or original. Mar 17, 2008
Soul Food serves up family melodrama-cum-comedy that's tasty and satisfying, if not particularly profound or original.
Godfrey Cheshire
Tillman is tremendously skilled at bridging the vast shifts in tone. Mar 17, 2008 | Full Review…
Tillman is tremendously skilled at bridging the vast shifts in tone.
Lisa Alspector
A hearty, old fashioned meal of a film. Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
A hearty, old fashioned meal of a film.
'90s family drama has language and sex. Dec 18, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
'90s family drama has language and sex.
Barbara Shulgasser
As warm and funny as it is dramatic and emotionally involving, with fully-fleshed characters brought to life by the strong ensemble acting. Jan 5, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
As warm and funny as it is dramatic and emotionally involving, with fully-fleshed characters brought to life by the strong ensemble acting.
Michael Dequina
Your appetite may be blunted by the surfeit of syrup. Mar 17, 2008 | Full Review…
Your appetite may be blunted by the surfeit of syrup.
Film4 Staff
A messy, good-natured paean to the power of food and family to fix what ails you. Mar 17, 2008 | Full Review…
A messy, good-natured paean to the power of food and family to fix what ails you.
Maitland McDonagh
This story is right out of America's collective unconscious. Jul 11, 2007 | Full Review…
This story is right out of America's collective unconscious.
Maria Garcia
A glossy and generally praiseworthy melodrama by writer-director George Tillman. Jun 25, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A glossy and generally praiseworthy melodrama by writer-director George Tillman.
Judith Egerton
Awesome movie. For the food lovers. ;) This is a touching movie on family issues. One of my favorites.
Super Reviewer
It's all about family get together, no matter what...I don't care who you are...you have got to enjoy this one. Get this....it is maximum drama.
A great movie!
One of my family's favorite movies. Funny, dramatic, and full of heart. Goes to show that regardless of race, all families go through similar problems, but share a similar love as well.
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