Critic Reviews

• Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

  Far from being stereotypes, these are real, complicated people.

• Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

  Two women reach out to each other from opposite sides of the socioeconomic divide in Jeffrey M. Togman's marvelously revealing documentary about the psychology of poverty.

• Ronnie Scheib, Variety

  [Home] reveals the fragility of hope in survivalist mentalities pre-programmed to expect the worst.

• Dennis Harvey, Variety

  Uneven but generally effective drama has his teenage protag at a crossroads between street life and the straight-and-narrow.

• Joshua Land, Village Voice

  Warmhearted but never sentimental or condescending, Home finally proves most affecting as an unsparing glimpse into the psychology of poverty.

• Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  First-time filmmaker Jeffrey M. Togman's documentary examines a complex issue -- the apparent intractability of poverty -- through the revealingly narrow perspective of one woman's efforts to improve her family's lot through homeownership.

• Kam Williams, DallasBlack.com

  Jeffrey Togman earns high marks here for his directorial debut, a socially-significant documentary which discusses an array of taboos concerning color, class and the ever-elusive American Dream.

• Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

  With minimal hysteria, the film illuminates both the emotional deprivation ghetto life can perpetuate and the legit forces of good out to ease that pain.

• Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

  The layers unravel to reveal deeper, genuine, and believable heart--which for all the violence, anger, and darkness depicted is Hodges' boldest, bravest accomplishment of all.

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