Saint Judy

"Saint Judy offers fine courtroom drama and a fascinating tale of a woman whose motto was “I never give up”."

"Delivers its message straight down the middle, which, being neither hot nor cold, lands tepid."

"Wood's achievement deserves to be celebrated. The issue is that Hanish's film never misses an opportunity to make its saga as corny as possible..."

"While the viewer can intuit that Hanish has a strong clear story to tell, the director too often tricks things up with noncredible flashbacks, fatty getting-from-one-place-to-another montages scored to anthemic pop and other extraneous matter."

"The early glimmers of something soulful and sobering - rooted in investigative details and detention centre realities - ultimately give way to the tired mechanics of give-it-all uplift."

"The film, directed by Sean Hanish, sometimes turns didactic, but it benefits from the efforts of an exceptional cast; their work deserves to be seen."