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Wah-Wah was generally met positively by critics.

BBC Movies said it was " superbly performed and fluently shot ", but lamented its uninteresting subject.

David Hughes of Empire magazine said that the film was " an unforced, engaging and surprisingly incisive account of the disintegration of British rule in Africa ".

Time Out noted that " Gabriel Byrne gives a great performance as Ralph ’ s troubled father, Harry, and Miranda Richardson and Emily Watson are enjoyable as Harry ’ s wife and American lover ".

Variety said that " above all, the film has a wonderful sense of ensemble in the portrayal of its inbred community, and the focus stays tight on the people rather than political events " and The Los Angeles Times said that " Grant opens up his life, not with embarrassment or explanation but with humanity and gratitude.

Emotional, melodramatic and sentimental, the film unabashedly wears its heart on its sleeve, and is the better for it.

" Roger Ebert was less praising, noting that he " admired the movie and was happy to see it but can think of two other films about whites in Africa that do a better job of seeing their roles (" Nowhere in Africa " and " White Mischief ").