Noble is a solid straight-faced biopic that is raised to surprising heights by a flinty central performance from the redoubtable Deirdre O'Kane.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 11, 2016

Even if you don't quite buy the philosophy this is selling, the three main actors are impressive and director Stephen Bradley does a fair job of slipping between the different timelines.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 11, 2016

Intelligent, sincere and unabashedly goodhearted.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 8, 2015

A feisty, passionate performance by the Irish actress Deirdre O'Kane gives the inspirational biopic "Noble" a serrated edge of defiance and gumption.

| May 7, 2015

Her indomitable spirit and merry heart make this remarkable story vivid, true, and touching.

| Original Score: B | May 7, 2015

Uneven but nonetheless emotionally gratifying ...

| May 7, 2015

[Her] Dickensian childhood provides real intrigue, but writer-director Stephen Bradley portrays the grown-up Noble as a messianic figure, making her philanthropy seem like acts of hubris rather than selflessness.

| May 7, 2015

The real Noble accomplished a lot, but the movie insists on giving her achievements a mystical and mythical dimension ... without the imagination to carry it off.

| Original Score: C | May 7, 2015

Writer-director Stephen Bradley may make some missteps, but he capitalizes on this underdog story's inherent thrills.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 7, 2015

The movie works because Christina's desire to help these kids feels natural, and because she herself shoulders burdens that would drive most people to the grave, all without losing her faith.

| May 5, 2015

[Writer-director Bradley] understands the inherent drama in Noble's life story, as well as the necessity of varying the narrative's chronological progression by alternating time periods in the film in order to maintain ongoing interest.

| Apr 6, 2015

Ultimately it is the awareness of a true story - both terrible and inspiring - lurking beneath the clever artifice that allows Noble to surge.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 20, 2014