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The Mighty Macs Reviews

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Family-friendly and abounding in uplift, The Mighty Macs is an undemandingly pleasant indie drama.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger

  Sometimes a film feels a bit too pat and yet is impossible to resist. The Mighty Macs, based on the national championship run of the 1972 women's basketball team at Immaculata College near Philadelphia, is such a film: lots of button pushing, but in the end you're glad you saw it.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  The film doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is: a story of one woman overcoming low expectations. Gugino and Burstyn and the young performers playing the young players do likewise.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  There is nothing to complain about except the film's deadening predictability and the bland, shallow characters.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  The movie does say a lot about female athletes and the changing role of women in American society, but in aggressively pursuing the formula, writer-director-producer Tim Chambers is prone to exaggeration and a moralizing tone.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Village VoiceMelissa Anderson

  Appears to have been made on a budget equivalent to the cost of a WNBA fleece hoodie. But even at that price, the first feature by Tim Chambers is profligate with sports-movie clichés.

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