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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergThe Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergWilliams is to be commended not only for his filmmaking skill, but also for pulling back the curtain on a most disturbing situation.
- 80Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlKudos to the filmmakers for so adeptly laying out the history of American evangelicals' Ugandan mission, and for noting that HIV infection rates there have gone up since the abstinence-only education started.
- 80The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew Lapin[A] gripping, urgent, and often horrifying documentary.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA searing look at the role of American evangelical missionaries in the persecution of gay Africans, Roger Ross Williams’s God Loves Uganda approaches this intersection of faith and politics with some fairness and a good deal of outrage.
- 80Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri Linden[An] incisive and absorbing documentary.
- 75The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthRunning a tight 80-odd minutes, Williams' documentary is as concise as it is affecting and powerful, but he leaves just enough room for some indirect hits at some of the more loathsome subjects of the documentary.
- 75Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanGod Loves Uganda clearly lays the blame for it at the feet of the American evangelical movement. The movie doesn’t really argue its case, preferring to stand back, in quiet outrage, as the representatives of that movement are shown with the match in their hands.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleWatching this film will leave you with some dispiriting questions about America and its values.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangRoger Ross Williams’ forceful polemic succeeds to a startling degree, rightly decrying the use of the gospel to incite homophobia, and allowing the most fervent interviewees to damn themselves with their own proselytizing words.