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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatMerle BertrandFilm ThreatMerle BertrandA heartwarming, cleansing film that's simply good for the soul.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxSouth African director Mark Bamford's sweet-natured ensemble film doesn't shy away from addressing issues of racism -- both black and white.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinA warmhearted film.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibAlthough by now routine, the intertwining of separate story strands is solidly structured, and the different mini-narratives resolved in unsurprising yet satisfying ways.
- Satisfying and memorable film.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA charming if overlong romantic comedy.
- 60Dallas ObserverMelissa LevineDallas ObserverMelissa LevineIt's facile, predictable, and contrived, but there's still something winning about this multicultural drama from South Africa.
- 50Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisCape of Good Hope is a hopeful piece of humanism that is difficult to begrudge too much.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonOnly Nthati Moshesh, as a single black mother working as a housekeeper wooed by a displaced Congolese (Eriq Ebouaney), makes a dent in white-American-expatriate Mark Bamford's toothless scenario.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe film does deserve credit for juggling difficult racial and class issues - but with a wacky score, cute puppies and silly side stories also jockeying for space, Bamford's best intentions tumble to a heap long before the movie ends.