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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: As often happens when films are intent on getting a message across, Once Were Warriors can't stop itself from overdoing things. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Works, to some degree, on three levels: the visceral, the emotional, and the intellectual, and it is the amalgamation of these that makes this a memorable film. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It is powerful and chilling, and directed by Lee Tamahori with such narrative momentum that we are swept along in the enveloping tragedy of the family's life. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A gut-grabber from New Zealand ... that stays with you for days. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Reserve judgment until this raw, uncompromising working-class saga is over, and you might find yourself unforgettably moved -- and grateful for the experience. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: The actors, many of them of European-Maori descent, are wonderful to look at. They also deliver authoritative yet sympathetic performances that get at the roots, or rootlessness, of their characters. Read more