Queen of Katwe Cinema UK Release Date
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"Queen of Katwe" centers on a young girl (Nalwanga) selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda, whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
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Based on 23 Queen of Katwe Cinema reviews, Queen of Katwe gets an average Cinema review score of 76. The score for all versions is 76 based on a total of 23 reviews.
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www.nytimes.comCinema
In Ms. Nair’s hands, Phiona’s story has a richness and unpredictability that separates it from other, superficially similar movies. It also has the buoyant, cleareyed feel for t...
2751d ago90/100
www.thewrap.comCinema
Toronto 2016: Director Mira Nair gives “inspirational” a good name with the powerful true story of real-life Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi.
2751d ago88/100
www.chicagotribune.comCinema
Nair's film, her best in a long time, is hardly the first to use a chessboard as a symbol of one life's struggles. It is, however, one of the best.
2751d ago88/100
www.seattletimes.comCinema
Just try to resist the charms of Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe, a triumph-of-the-human-spirit movie that’s ultimately, well, triumphant.
2751d ago83/100
www.theverge.comCinema
Who knew an uplifting Disney chess movie could be so satisfying?
2751d ago4/5
www.theguardian.comCinema
David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o deliver nuanced performances in a movie which threatens to back itself into a corner but has enough zest and intelligence to carry through.
2751d agoB/A+
www.avclub.comCinema
Disney’s Queen Of Katwe turns a game of chess into a feel-good family affair.
2751d agoB/A+
theplaylist.netCinema
Nair and Disney shouldn’t be graded on a curve because of their willingness to bring this story to life. The picture is genuinely entertaining and moving, but the fact it even e...
2751d ago4/5
www.empireonline.comCinema
A young girl growing up in one of the poorest areas of Uganda discovers she has a natural aptitude for chess. Her new skill puts her on a path to become a world champion, and ch...
2751d ago80/100
www.wsj.comCinema
It’s family entertainment in the freshest sense of the term, a biographical drama, based on a true story, that vibrates with more colors — emotional as well as visual — than I c...
2751d ago3/4
www.rollingstone.comCinema
True story of chess prodigy from Uganda earns every one of its uplifting moments.
2751d ago3/4
www.philly.comCinema
Inspiring, Disneyfied account of a Ugandan teen who went from the slums to the World Chess Olympiads.
2751d ago3/4
www.rogerebert.comCinema
It seems unlikely that Phiona Mutesi ever imagined her life would one day be the subject of a Disney film. But she certainly learned that life is full of surprises. When it come...
2751d ago3/4
www.slantmagazine.comCinema
Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe approaches the sports movie's conventions with a light, funk-inflected touch.
2751d ago75/100
www.usatoday.comCinema
It deals in a world of pawns rather than punches, but Queen of Katwe is just as uplifting and feel-good a sports drama as any Rocky movie.
2751d agoC+/A+
www.ew.comCinema
One of those is the sullen, glowering Harriet (Nyong’o), Phiona’s mother, whose gnashing disapproval of her daughter’s hobby never reads in her dialogue as convincing or compell...
2751d ago70/100
www.villagevoice.comCinema
Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe is a true-life tale transformed into an inspirational fable.
2751d ago3.5/5
wegotthiscovered.comCinema
Queen Of Katwe is pretty typical Disney magic, but dynamic performances add a little more oomph to Phiona Mutesi's amazing true story.
2751d ago70/100
variety.comCinema
“Queen of Katwe” doesn’t veer from the family-friendly inspirational sports movie playbook — there’s a plucky protagonist looking for a way out, a hardworking single mom concern...
2751d ago3.5/5
www.austinchronicle.comCinema
The crowning moment of Queen of Katwe comes during the film’s closing credits when the actors are seen side-by-side with their real-life counterparts, complemented by biographic...
2751d ago63/100
www.washingtonpost.comCinema
Subtlety isn’t the strong suit of Queen of Katwe. But beneath the hackneyed aphorisms, there’s a thrilling story worthy of our attention.
2751d ago63/100
nypost.comCinema
Sometimes, it’s enough to walk out of a film with your heart warmed — even if your brain’s still craving a little something more.
2751d ago60/100
www.hollywoodreporter.comCinema
David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o star with newcomer Madina Nalwanga in Mira Nair’s biopic of a Ugandan chess prodigy.
2751d agoShow all 23 reviews