Never 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.
Notable 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.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Feels part reality show, part mockumentary, part Jakes promo video.
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New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
If 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.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Unfortunately, it's impossible to tell from this confused mess (costarring Jakes as himself) what that message is.