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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisEmpathetic and nosy, Ms. Ben-Ari is no unequivocal cheerleader for breast over bottle: If anything, her subjects’ time-consuming struggles and evident exhaustion could put a damper on the natural-feeding plans of the most sanguine new parent. Yet the film isn’t a downer.
- 70Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeBen-Ari elegantly conveys the crippling social pressures that arise when a woman suggests that she might be allowed agency over her own body and that of her child, without adding any words of her own.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangBen-Ari seems just as invested, if not more so, in the social and psychological obstacles that can make breastfeeding problematic, and she explores them with impressive rigor, sensitivity and a refreshing lack of judgment, listening intently while prescribing little.
- 70Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenAudiences will find themselves face to face with their own prejudices, assumptions and, perhaps, squeamishness.
- There could be a fascinating and illuminating movie in this.
- 30The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloA mid-film montage of nipples squirting milk high into the air like the Bellagio fountains shows Ben-Ari has a sense of style and humor, but her general approach is tediously earnest, resulting in a documentary with such niche appeal (just parents with breastfeeding problems, basically) that it belongs on a library’s self-help shelf.