Crime After Crime
Virgil Films & Entertainment | Release Date: July 1, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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12
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4
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100
The PlaylistKatie WalshApr 6, 2014
Potash marks time by the year until the last 30 minutes of the film, when the clock intertitles speed up with the many advancements in her situation, building to a breathless finish that will leave the viewer emotionally crushed and yet also hopeful and joyous. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisAug 4, 2011
This film delivers an emotional wallop, and it's hard to argue against that. Don't miss it. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 1, 2011
Recording every success and setback, the wrenching documentary Crime After Crime favors the personal over the political, creating a no-frills portrait of a stoic and remarkably unembittered woman. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasJun 30, 2011
Through the ceaseless efforts of two dedicated pro bono lawyers-both with personal reasons to keep up the fight for five or six grueling years-director Yoav Potash follows every revelation and setback with an urgency most fiction films can't muster. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenJul 8, 2011
A deeply affecting account of the very real effect of political corruption, but also of resilience and grace. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 1, 2011
This story doesn't go well with popcorn, and you won't be able to shake it off like so many blockbusters. That said, it's likely to be the most unforgettable film you see all summer. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJun 28, 2011
With its bittersweet outcome, this is a tremendously moving story, strong in social commitment and deftly woven out of years of footage. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryJul 21, 2011
Some movies prove so eye-opening that a viewer may feel the urge to recount the story, start to finish, to friends and acquaintances. Crime After Crime is that kind of film. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerJun 28, 2011
It not only makes for riveting cinematic drama (all the more impressive given that it relies so heavily on recounted words rather than illustrated actions), but for first-rate muckraking. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicRichard NilsenAug 20, 2011
As cinema, Crime After Crime is nothing special. It would be perfect for a PBS "Frontline" entry. But it reminds us, once again, that little can be quite so riveting as a well-told story from a compelling talking head. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn AndersonJun 28, 2011
Although helmer Yoav Potash's approach is low-key and only vaguely cinematic, each instance of judicial malfeasance -- and there are many -- is allowed to toll loudly in its own moral echo chamber. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesSep 15, 2011
I suspect it's that spirit as much as the injustice of her incarceration that drew so many people to her cause and inspired this labor-of-love documentary about her journey to hell and back. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJun 28, 2011
The tale itself is extraordinary, so why not let it do the talking? When Crime After Crime sifts through the facts, we feel the pull of justice; those moments might be enough. Read full review
60
Village VoiceBenjamin MercerJun 28, 2011
Potash's first feature-length documentary otherwise does justice to its subject's wrenching story. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. MusettoJul 1, 2011
Potash's film tells an important and disturbing story, but his presentation is uninspired and non-cinematic. It's best left to TV. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineVadim RizovJul 2, 2011
Stylistically dull, Crime After Crime proceeds from one talking-head interview to the next, sticking to sentiment. Read full review
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