1971
Film Collaborative, The | Release Date: February 6, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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91
The PlaylistGabe ToroFeb 4, 2015
Director Johanna Hamilton should be credited for getting these faces in front of the camera, to humanize political rebellion of an early era not as some sepia-toned memory, but a story of very human individuals. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneFeb 6, 2015
Johanna Hamilton's 1971 represents a mind-blowing scoop disguised as a fairly garden-variety issue doc. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMar 12, 2015
Don't mistake a lack of flash for an absence of substance. The story told here couldn't be more significant or more timely. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 4, 2015
Exciting and enlightening, the still-timely film ranks with docs like The Weather Underground in its evocation of a more politically engaged era. Read full review
80
VarietyRonnie ScheibFeb 4, 2015
The film offers surprisingly cogent, lived-in evocations of a period too often glossed over in impersonal, by-the-book montages. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyFeb 5, 2015
Now, in Johanna Hamilton’s fiery truth-to-power documentary, those gray-haired agitators finally step out of the shadows to explain what they did and why they did it (with the help of some slightly hokey dramatic reenactments). Their message—namely, Who will watch the watchmen? — remains as important today as it was 44 years ago. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenFeb 5, 2015
Ms. Hamilton’s straightforward documentary skillfully interweaves reminiscences by members of the group with re-enactments of the burglary. Read full review
70
The DissolveScott TobiasFeb 4, 2015
To her credit, Hamilton lays out their story cleanly and with no small amount of tension, all while drawing strong connections to Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, and the Edward Snowden case. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 5, 2015
This is a terrific time capsule with a resonant message. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 4, 2015
It’s mainly instructive in that it shows how liberals believe the end always justifies the means. Read full review
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