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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAt times, I’m Not Ashamed is vivid enough to make one pine for a Christian-leaning teen flick that doesn’t have such a blunt, preordained ending.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe film suffers from abrupt, under-motivated transformations and has the pall of death hanging over it since we know what’s coming.
- 40The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThe public and private Rachel are, at first, quite different, until her eventual decision to be an out-of-the-closet believer. Even with this rancid script and amateurish direction, McLain sells this inherently undramatic turn as an emotional triumph.
- 33The A.V. ClubVadim RizovThe A.V. ClubVadim RizovInelegantly compressing the year up to the shooting, I’m Not Ashamed has more than its fair share of clunkiness.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMany Christians yearning for faith-based entertainment will be moved by this film, and that crowd may well ensure a profit for the production. But more picky viewers will admit that even taken solely as an exploration of the trials of being a Christian teen, it's awfully weak tea as a movie, instantly disposable if not for the tragic backdrop.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThere’s no pacing to the narrative, and the images are perfunctory. I’m Not Ashamed will draw the same audience that has turned Rachel’s journals into popular reading matter, but the film is not likely to lure any converts.