Woodard is wonderful and Adam Beach portrays Native American Indian Jess, a local chef, with great authenticity.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Nov 14, 2020

I''m thankful that I took a chance on it. With plenty to discover, I'm already eager to continue exploring worlds to which I wouldn't otherwise be privy.

| Sep 26, 2020

Very middle of the road movie... Alfred Woodard is very good in it.

| Sep 20, 2019

The radiant Alfre Woodard stars as a woman who is fed up - with her unemployed grown children, dreary job at a nursing home, non-existent love life. She finally stands up for herself, forging unlikely new friendships in a new community.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | May 6, 2019

Alfre Woodard saves formulaic tale; cursing, drinking.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 21, 2019

It's a funny, sweet love story that has subtle undertones about life, social issues, and race without being heavy-handed.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 15, 2019

Juanita, with subtle lighthearted charm, mixes drama and laughter to tell a story of a Black woman who prioritizes self-care in order to not be eaten alive by the rat race of life.

| Mar 14, 2019

An ideal get for Netflix, Juanita is a cozy romp that goes down easy and is best experienced on the couch, a glass of wine in tow.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 14, 2019

Mothers in American cinema are either deified or demonized," something Juanita successfully avoids doing.

| Mar 13, 2019

Veteran actress Alfre Woodard clearly deserves a fiercer streaming vehicle than this, but her typically gripping performance elevates Juanita above its many formulaic trappings.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 9, 2019

Alfre Woodard is a gem, even if the movie isn't.

| Mar 9, 2019

Juanita is filled with humor, love, and liberation - it's a bright shiny gem among today's crop of rom-coms.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 9, 2019

Stream it for Alfre Woodard's performance, but prepare yourself to wonder just what kind of movie you watched when its over.

| Mar 8, 2019

If the main takeaway from Juanita is that it exposes us to a variety of characters we're not used to seeing interact with each other in places that are also just as rare, it's a breezy watch that could pair nicely with a tall glass of wine one evening.

| Mar 8, 2019

Although "Juanita" teeters off track a bit with the chef's half-baked back story, it soars when it allows its lead to explore the complexities of love and unbridled joy. And Woodard completely owns it.

| Mar 8, 2019

The only thing keeping this movie from completely driving off the road is Alfre Woodard.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 8, 2019

It's a step in the right direction for Netflix in one way, giving an older black woman her own narrative but one hopes that with progress, more adequate resources and more gifted storytellers will help bring these stories to light in the future.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 8, 2019