By MAL VINCENT By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot FOR THOSE WHO SAY they don't make them like they used to, "The Children of Huang Shi" is proof otherwise. It's a throwback to the kind of personal epics that dealt with big, historical happenings in heroic ways.

By Michael Smith, Tulsa World, Okla. Jul. 11--If Steven Spielberg hadn't made a movie about the man, the public at large still wouldn't have the foggiest idea as to the identity or importance of Oskar Schindler's life-saving efforts at the close of World War II.

By John Beifuss It's certainly easy to take potshots at "The Children of Huang Shi." It's another film in which a white person proves to be the savior of the members of an apparently less fortunate race. It's solemn and old-fashioned.

By Frank Gabrenya, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Jul. 4--Noble purpose and accomplishment have immense value -- but not necessarily on the movie screen, if they don't come with passion and fresh images.

By Claudia Puig Sometimes the most compelling real-life stories make better documentaries than dramas. Such would seem to be the case with The Children of Huang Shi.