Sugar

Guardian“And yet Sugar is a revelation...” Sugar its that rarest of beasts: a baseball tale that does not hinge on home runs and top-of-the-ninth heroics. For all that, this remains a powerful tale of grace under fire; of triumph in the face of a wider, institutionalised adversity...

The Independent“Yet one always senses the film as an illustration...” The film is compassionately aware of the abyss over which Sugar's career unfolds – his loneliness in the US, his awareness of his family's financial dependence back home, the constant threat of injury or loss of form...

The Telegraph“Writer-directors are becoming a distinctive team and a valuable one...” There are clichés strewn in this this film's path like unexploded landmines, but weaving their way past them isn't Boden and Fleck's only achievement. They dig away honestly at the relationship between effort and success...

The First Post“Not yet reviewed...”

Channel4 Film“unpredictable drama of immigrant experience...” Naturalistic performances, even-handed characterisation and the utter eschewal of genre cliches ensure that this tale of a stranger in a strange land hits home...

National Post“Sugar shares religion and a passion for baseball...” He remains at the centre of the film throughout, however, and we in the audience cannot help but root for his success as he grows on us...

Little White Lies“Sugar manages to be both incredibly simple and utterly complex...” Sugar is a profound and honest film that speaks to the very heart of what it is to feel out of place and the struggles we face in discovering where we belong, and it deserves to be seen by as many people as possible...

Total Film “It’s a disarmingly naturalistic turn...” Quality sophomore effort from the Half Nelson tag team. Don’t worry if you hate baseball – Sugar is a human story told with immense skill, right down to the deft transitions and the soft fuzz of the electronic score...

New York Times Movies“There is something undeniably noble...” It is both sad and hopeful, but the film’s sorrow and its optimism arise from its rarest and most thrilling quality, which is its deep and humane honesty...