At the Ready
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: October 22, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
IndieWireChristian BlauveltOct 14, 2021
Watching At the Ready, a rich piece of journalism as well as an expertly assembled documentary, you think you’re watching what could have a riveting feature story in print. Instead, it’s a Pulitzer-worthy cover story in cinematic form. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloOct 25, 2021
Crow’s camera captures the nuance of what these teens face and how law enforcement instructors and recruiters sell children on the idea of following in their footsteps. Read full review
80
TheWrapCarlos AguilarOct 22, 2021
At the Ready plays like a frightening but necessary exposé of state-sanctioned copaganda targeting young people from marginalized backgrounds to groom them into instruments of their very oppressor. Read full review
80
VarietyTomris LafflyJun 14, 2021
An unsettling, often tender and thoroughly well-timed film. Read full review
80
Film ThreatKyle BainJun 14, 2021
Crow and her crew accurately capture everyone’s emotions throughout and refuse to pull any punches along the way. At the Ready is honest, even in the moments when it becomes frustrating. Read full review
80
CineVueMatthew AndersonJun 14, 2021
The film isn’t without hope, but it lifts the lid of an ugly truth and asks the tough questions needed. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleAdrienne HunterOct 20, 2021
Masie Crow's Sundance-selected documentary thrives on providing such depth and nuance to very real students with very real experiences. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJun 14, 2021
The documentary isn’t as thorough or enlightening on border issues as something like Netflix’s Immigration Nation, but the young heroes make At the Ready a good vehicle through which many viewers will be able to process their own preconceptions and opinions. Read full review
58
The Film StageOrla SmithJun 14, 2021
What we get is a lot of good material presented in a rather straightforward manner. Read full review
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