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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteL.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteStartlingly raw and honest, playing at times like one of those blistering Donald Goines blaxploitation pulp novels, only with Jesus.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThere's a bedrock honesty in Woman, Thou Art Loosed in its grasp of human nature and behavior. This is one faith-based film that pulls no punches.
- 80The New York TimesDave KehrThe New York TimesDave KehrNever backing off from big, emotional moments, but also fleshing out the necessary transitions between them, he has realized his finest movie. It's a renaissance for Mr. Schultz, who seems to be speaking with his own voice after all these years.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe screenplay is overwrought at times, but the acting is superb by any standard.
- The strength of Woman is its unflinching look at people trying to grab onto a little dignity in their lives.
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonUltimately, the movie's too uneven to be totally satisfying.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyNotable for Kimberly Elise's ferocious lead performance and for the bigscreen exposure pic affords the charismatic Bishop T.D. Jakes, who plays himself and upon whose works the film is based.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceFeels part reality show, part mockumentary, part Jakes promo video.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIf you're looking for cinema, skip this. But as a religion-based self-help workshop for victims of ­childhood abuse, it'sa deadly accurate button-pusher.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyUnfortunately, it's impossible to tell from this confused mess (costarring Jakes as himself) what that message is.