1. One of the most deliciously authentic films I've ever seen.
2. A picture that clearly comes straight from the heart, it reminds you of the screen's potential to accurately reflect everyday life and genuinely move the viewer.
3. The movie's themes are communicated visually and with quiet immediacy.
4. It's a sweet movie told with unswerving honesty, but it never quite manages to be compelling.
5. A coming-of-age movie that really nails it.
6. A funny and poignant look at the bittersweet age of 16.
7. Victor and Judy are so appealing and realistic in their lead roles that you'll swear you're watching a documentary.
8. Mr. Sollett's accomplishment is the film's matter-of-fact solidity; he makes you wonder what his creations are doing when they're off screen.
9. Tender and funny.
10. There is so much going on in this movie: first-love, painful adolescent moments, family drama [and comedy], -- and every aspect of it works.
Consensus: A coming-of-age tale marked by its authenticity.
1. Framed by the shameless burning of Congo's national hero with only a smidgen of kootchi-coo family sentimentality, Lumumba richly deserves its Best Picture award at the 2001 Pan African Film Festival.
2. Utterly absorbing.
3. A tellingly discouraging testament to the inherently complicated and manipulative workings of a formerly subjugated culture not fully freed from its oppressors.
4. For better and worse, Peck is no Oliver Stone nor even a Spike Lee, another director who can make a mountain of a film out of a molehill of suspicions.
5. Serves as a gut-wrenching requiem for the hope of peace and prosperity in post-colonial Africa.
6. The visceral force of Lumumba is a sober reminder that there's nothing more incendiary than the reopening of a forgotten chapter of history.
7. Both compelling and occasionally bewildering.
8. A powerfully rich and incredibly sorrowful portrait.
9. Peck's subject and lead actor elevate his film above its mediocre production.
10. Eclipse any political film Oliver Stone has made in quite a while.
Consensus: Ebouaney's fiery performance makes Lumumba compelling.
1. It may not be faithful to the original book, but now kids and parents will be able to enjoy both together.
2. With a bit of heart, a bunch of cute penguins, Jim Carrey not overplaying it too much and a dash of Angela Lansbury Mr. Popper's Penguins actually turned out to be quite charming.
3. This movie is definitely for young kids--anyone over the age of 8 will be insulted by how predictable it is.
4. Jim Carrey shrewdly lets his tiny co-stars have most, but not all, the fun in Mr. Popper's Penguins
5. Mr. Popper's Penguins is a delightful family film from an industry void of them. Take the kids or the grandkids and have a few laughs.
6. Kids will love the funny antics and parents might enjoy that Carrey is not over the top.
7. Not a classic by any means, but Mr. Popper's Penguins does manage to provide some mildly, entertaining family fun.
8. Putrid, puerile and painful.
9. Carrey has never been better, filing down the rough edges of his manic tendencies into a performance that times the comedy of pratfalls and slow burns with faultless precision
10. Take just about any trope from a "kids and animals" flick, and you'll find it here, in its purest form, untainted with any creativity or charm.

Consensus: Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable, Mr. Popper's Penguins could have been worse -- but it should have been better.