Editing Life and Debt (section)

==Reception==

[[Roger Ebert]], a film critic for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', gave the movie a three out of four-star rating and described it as "a harsh indictment, but persuasive".<ref>{{cite web |date= |last1= Ebert |first1= Roger |author-link1= Roger Ebert |title= Life And Debt movie review & film summary (2001) |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/life-and-debt-2001 |website= [[Chicago Sun Times]] }}</ref>

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 42 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title= Life And Debt (2001) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/life_and_debt/ |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>

On June 15, 2001, [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Times |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/15/movies/film-review-one-love-one-heart-or-a-sweatshop-economy.html}}</ref> wrote a review titled "ILM REVIEW; One Love, One Heart, Or a Sweatshop Economy?", in which he describes the film as a powerful documentary. He says that "The movie offers the clearest analysis of globalization and its negative effects that I've ever seen on a movie or television screen".

On February 26, 2003, Jamie Russell from the [[BBC]] gave it a four out of five-star rating and described the movie as brilliant. She explains that Stephanie Black's hits toward the tourism industry and lack of options to change the situation leaves audiences with nothing more than simply being angry about everything.<ref>{{cite web |date= February 26, 2003 |author1= Jamie Russell |title=BBC - Films - review - Life + Debt |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/02/21/life_and_debt_2003_review.shtml |website=BBC }}</ref>

On March 25, 2003, Andrew Pulver of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave it four out of five stars. He stressed the importance of the movie and explained that anyone with any interest in globalization should watch it. He describes it as "a detailed, poignant examination of Jamaica's parlous economic plight".<ref>{{cite web |date= 28 February 2003 |last1= Pulver |first1= Andrew |title= Life and Debt |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/feb/28/artsfeatures.documentary |website= The Guardian }}</ref>