A Fragile Trust
Gush Productions | Release Date: April 11, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
6
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0
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80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfApr 8, 2014
Director Samantha Grant scores an interview with Blair himself, whose too-little-too-late admissions (along with his reemergence as a postguilt life coach) might drive your crowd to hisses. Read full review
70
VarietyRonnie ScheibApr 10, 2014
[A] meticulous postmortem. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeApr 10, 2014
It’s a swift, vivid movie, but 10 years past the scandal, not much is new. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 10, 2014
The movie covers all the bases, but doesn’t advance the story. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlApr 8, 2014
While mostly well made, and certain to serve as a handy précis for the J-school set, A Fragile Trust is more a soiling reminder than a revelation for anyone already familiar with Blair's case. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 10, 2014
Though its even-tempered account may be more thorough than print and TV coverage at the time, the doc doesn't offer anything dramatic enough to draw many eyeballs at this late date. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 10, 2014
Lightness of touch is missing from the film, which features animated graphics and an ominous score. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'HehirApr 10, 2014
Mercifully, as seen from 11 years later, Jayson Blair himself seems a lot less important, not to mention a lot less interesting. Read full review
50
The DissolveMike D'AngeloApr 9, 2014
Anyone who paid the slightest attention to the Jayson Blair story when it broke will find nothing new here, though director Samantha Grant does a solid job of laying it all out. What’s disappointing is how little time is afforded to subsidiary aspects that are arguably more significant than Blair’s anomalous transgressions. Read full review
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