Documented
CNN Films | Release Date: May 2, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 29, 2014
As agenda-driven as Documented is, it also is a deeply engrossing self-portrait. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 1, 2014
Advocacy filmmaking that also manages to succeed in pulling heartstrings. Read full review
70
The DissolveNoah BerlatskyApr 30, 2014
The autobiography and the politics don’t always fit together perfectly. Vargas has been extremely successful in his profession by any standard, and that success can tend to push him into the foreground to such an extent that the collective issues he’s talking about get erased. Vargas is aware of this, and works against it to some degree. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDaphne HowlandApr 22, 2014
Vargas lingers for long stretches over his personal story and his complicated relationship with his mother, still in the Philippines -- a place he dare not visit for fear of being unable to return. But his story is a vivid illustration of the pickle we're in. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaMay 8, 2014
Documented is obviously a bit of advocacy filmmaking, which is fine, but most of the time it's not compelling enough to reach beyond the converted. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMay 1, 2014
His strategy is political — in a meaningful way — but not cinematic. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiMay 8, 2014
The film blurs lines between documentary, reality television and "Candid Camera," with Vargas instigating the proceedings. Read full review
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