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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The PlaylistThe PlaylistFor its few flaws, Sweetness in the Belly hits plenty of the right notes, featuring a breadth of insight possible only when a filmmaker truly knows the place the story is set.
- This is a well-crafted, Bechdel-passing film that prioritizes an intersectional female friendship, yet Lilly remains nothing but our Trojan horse into the 1980s Ethiopian refugee crisis.
- Fanning acquits herself, but Amina’s story as a single mother of two and a survivor of brutal sexual violence is the far more necessary story to tell. A main romantic subplot is slighter still.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinIt ticks nearly every box in the checklist of films you wish you could like more than you actually do.