Fresh
You have to be a pretty cynical not to be a little moved.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Overview
Whitwell, TN is a small, rural community of less than two thousand people nestled in the mountains of Tennessee. Its citizens are almost exclusively white and Christian. In 1998, the children of Whitwell Middle School took on an inspiring project, launched out of their principal's desire to help her students open their eyes to diversity in the world and the horrors and enormity of the holocaust.
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a remarkable story, and well worth seeing, particularly for its handful of genuinely affecting moments.
Mary Brennan, Seattle Times
Fresh
What makes Paper Clips so powerful and moving is the way everyone in the film seems affected by the Whitwell project. The students change. The teachers change. The townspeople change.
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Not a sophisticated or very challenging film, nor should it be. It is straightforward, heartfelt and genuine.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Symbolism is hard to swallow, and it's near impossible to relate to these paper clips as souls, especially when they are talked about in terms of collecting and counting and displaying.
Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune
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