Losing Isaiah
The natural and adoptive mothers of an African-American are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
22 August 1960, Dallas, Texas, USA
8 April 1978, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 September 1977, Copenhagen, Denmark
25 May 1960, Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 August 1966, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
26 June 1943, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
16 May 1990, New York City, New York, USA
21 October 1949, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
29 December 1923, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
April 27, 2003
Lange is outstanding...very rewarding
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.
August 30, 2002
Effectively dramatizes the clash of ideas and ideals in adoption cases.
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.
September 03, 2008
The material is emotionally wrenching, but the actors play sociopolitical totems more than flesh-and-blood characters.
May 20, 2003
This drama about interracial adoption is serious and affecting, thanks in large part to the presence of its two magnetic stars.
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.
January 01, 2000
Thought-provoking and dramatically-solid.
January 09, 2002
Although Halle Berry makes a creditable effort to play against her glamorous image, she's no match for Lange.
June 18, 2002
Losing Isaiah transcends the custody issue and finds drama in the black-white polarities that neither character can escape.
