Entertainment Weekly
"...Woodard blazes..." -- Rating: B 01/15/1999 p.44USA Today
"...Stylish..." 12/24/1998 p.4D New York Times
"...Unabashedly inspirational....[With] calm, stately performances of Mary Alice and Mr. Freeman. These two fine actors lend their roles a gravity, balance and underlying sense of sorrow..." 12/25/1998 p.E19 Los Angeles Times
"...Unflinchingly, DOWN IN THE DELTA goes straight to the heart....The film, appropriately traditional in style itself, comes full circle in a rich, substantial way that is all the more gratifying..." 12/25/1998 p.C16 The New York Times 0 of 10
The movie, which often threatens to disappear into a tub of soapsuds, is elevated immeasurably by the calm, stately performances of Mary Alice and Mr. Freeman. These two fine actors lend their roles a gravity, balance and underlying sense of sorrow that convince you such noble souls really do exist in the world, even if they're few and far between... the movie reminds you of what (family) values, shorn of political ideology, really mean in terms of caring, self-sacrifice and the nurturing of tradition through the honoring of one's ancestors. - Stephen Holden
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