Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
Release Date: July 8, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Won the Golden Spire Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival a few years back, and now, finally, the documentary is being released into theaters. It's a film with distinct virtues: It tells a fascinating story. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJennifer Gonnerman
It's a stunning sight inside this notorious jail compound, which is better known for violence and corruption. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Earnest, if not as informative as it might have been. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
The film is as low-key and internal as the meditation it touts, and nearly as uplifting. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
As inspiring as it is, Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is too sweet for its own good; it plays like a spiritual infomercial. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Offers substantial food for thought on the subject of prison reform, and Ariel and Menahami close by noting that Bedi's example has been followed in Thai and -- surprisingly -- U.S. prisons with encouraging results. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The inspector general is an interesting figure, and the images of criminals sobbing over their newfound inner peace are certainly memorable. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
You can't help wondering how prisoners who practiced Vipassana fared as free men. Read full review
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