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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIt is both sad and hopeful, but the film's sorrow and its optimism arise from its rarest and most thrilling quality, which is its deep and humane honesty.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirA moving, surprising and provocative baseball flick that rises immediately to No. 1 with a bullet on my personal list.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe result is raw and riveting.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film's style is so ''objective'' it's a bit subdued, yet this is a sports drama of total originality, as well as the most authentic inside view of the immigrant experience the movies have given us in quite a while.
- 83The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinInstead of hitting all the usual beats, Sugar just moseys in a mostly delightful way.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthySympathetic, genial and exceedingly wholesome, it's a film that, once seen, will permanently and favorably influence the way viewers regard the characters' real-life counterparts.
- 80Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonWithout a trace of didacticism, Boden and Fleck portray the insidious details of exploitation and hollow American maxims.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAs good as it is because of the care and skill writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck bring to it, gifts that were visible in their first film, "Half Nelson," which earned a lead actor Oscar nomination for Ryan Gosling.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe price of the production's integrity is a leisurely pace -- but it's a worthwhile one. Though Sugar demands patience, it deserves attention.