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Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittRevealing and harrowing.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckZlah H. Hamzeh's documentary is a powerful and timely portrait of the tensions that can be generated by immigration situations, especially in a post-Sept. 11 world.
- 80Film ThreatRick KisonakFilm ThreatRick KisonakAs an affecting work of compassionate craftsmanship, The Letter delivers.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)New York Magazine (Vulture)An expertly woven narrative, as nail-bitingly effective as any good Hollywood thriller.
- 75New York PostNew York PostIn the last 20 minutes, the film moves as breathlessly as a Hollywood thriller -- only it's much more frightening, because it's true.
- Mr. Hamzeh's film is responsible and intelligent, though, and important as a record of a disturbing incident.
- 60VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerAn especially dramatic, if needlessly frantic, work of polemical reportage on racism in America.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceAffecting, straightforward presentation of tightly knit, contrapuntal interviews and crosscut rally footage--Hamzeh's film eschews voice-over to allow the more despicable characters to embarrass themselves with their ludicrously foolish invective.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMakes effective drama, but ultimately it's just an outrage machine, designed to get the viewer fired up by the sight of warring ideologues preaching to their own.