Losing Isaiah
The natural and adoptive mothers of an African-American are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
22 August 1960, Dallas, Texas, USA
26 January 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 March 1967, Detroit, Michigan, USA
26 January 1949, San Francisco, California, USA
September 03, 2008
Despite the fine leads and some well-crafted scenes, Losing Isaiah is apt to make viewers angry and frustrated no matter where they stand on the issues.
April 27, 2003
Lange is outstanding...very rewarding
May 20, 2003
This drama about interracial adoption is serious and affecting, thanks in large part to the presence of its two magnetic stars.
January 09, 2002
Although Halle Berry makes a creditable effort to play against her glamorous image, she's no match for Lange.
January 01, 2000
Thought-provoking and dramatically-solid.
September 03, 2008
This is an absorbing and involving picture, but the terms propounded here limit the story, which depends almost entirely on emotions rather than on thought.
January 01, 2000
While the subject may be controversial enough to merit an Oprah free-for-all, this evenhanded melodrama is neutral to a fault.
June 18, 2002
Losing Isaiah transcends the custody issue and finds drama in the black-white polarities that neither character can escape.
May 20, 2003
TV movies get no worse than this.
January 01, 2000
It reminds us that life is seldom tidy, work is always left to be done. And the resolve of these good people to do that work swells the heart.
September 03, 2008
The material is emotionally wrenching, but the actors play sociopolitical totems more than flesh-and-blood characters.
August 30, 2002
Effectively dramatizes the clash of ideas and ideals in adoption cases.
