Anita
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: March 21, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMar 20, 2014
If you can't place the name, or want to know more, Anita is a splendid place to start. Read full review
90
The New York TimesMiriam BaleMar 20, 2014
Anita is an important historical document about an event that prompted a larger cultural conversation about sexual harassment. But, perhaps more important, it conveys Ms. Hill’s journey from an accuser alone to an activist who shares with, and listens to, others. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeMar 18, 2014
This intelligent and comprehensive documentary not only conveys the genuine nature of Hill herself, but also recreates the national sensibility of the time, an era when sexual harassment in the workplace was not yet a national concern. Read full review
80
Time OutNick SchagerMar 18, 2014
Writer-director Freida Lee Mock’s concise and potent chronicle uses a wealth of archival video and numerous new interviews with its subject to properly contextualize Hill’s testimony as a landmark moment in the fight for gender equality. Read full review
80
VarietyJohn AndersonMar 18, 2014
Anita may be a tribute doc, but it’s one with real heft. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryApr 3, 2014
Mock’s biases are clear here, and her documentary does at times feel a bit too worshipful of its subject... Still, the documentary remains a powerful time capsule. It’s a reminder of what we were and, thanks to Hill, how far we’ve come. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 3, 2014
If you were alive in 1991, the televised images may still stick in your mind and your craw. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyApr 3, 2014
The film itself feels a bit padded and clunky. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMar 21, 2014
As a documented record of Hill's story and her achievements, Anita is a serviceable, at times riveting documentary. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereJul 31, 2014
When Anita Hill took her seat before an all-white Senate committee in 1991, the optics said nearly as much about the systemic dynamics of race, gender and power in American politics as any of the specifics of the case at hand. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 20, 2014
Anita Hill deserves a great documentary chronicling her life, her trials and her ongoing impact. This underwhelming effort isn’t it. Read full review
60
The DissolveJen ChaneyMar 19, 2014
It doesn’t provide enough rigorously reported context about what happened in 1991 to feel like anything close to a definitive portrait of the Anita Hill vs. Clarence Thomas saga. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithMar 20, 2014
Although Hill failed to derail Thomas’ career, she seems to consider her testimony a success: She remains a highly sought public speaker about workplace sexual harassment, which in large part thanks to her is much less tolerated than it once was. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMar 18, 2014
Too much of the movie feels like notes toward a portrait rather than the portrait itself, and Mock's failure to nail down the Thomas case drains the power from the victory-lap scenes of Hill addressing adoring crowds. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMar 19, 2014
The problems with Anita start with director Freida Lee Mock’s attempt to fit this story into the template of a generic empowerment narrative. Read full review
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