Cesar's Last Fast
Participant Media | Release Date: April 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesAndy WebsterApr 17, 2014
Chavez (1927-1993), a founder of what became the United Farm Workers union, faced brutal odds, as this compelling documentary demonstrates. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 16, 2014
While not necessarily the definitive cinematic account of Chavez’s life or the UFW movement, Cesar’s Last Fast provides a well-crafted, sometimes stirring encapsulation. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAaron HillisApr 16, 2014
Equally lionizing but richer in detail than the recent Michael Peña-led biopic César Chávez, this occasionally stirring doc portrait of the late Latino labor organizer and civil rights icon frames his legacy around a single act of protest. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenApr 24, 2014
Richard Ray Perez's documentary concerns the myth more than the man. Read full review
42
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicApr 16, 2014
Perez appears content with representing UFW's past strikes and boycotts like a segment from the History Channel, while having the interviewees—relatives, people who worked closely with Chavez—focus on how much good Chavez has done, rather than how he has impacted them. Read full review
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