F.T.A.
Kino Lorber | Release Date: March 5, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Original-CinLiam LaceyMar 15, 2021
Like a rash of contemporary films — The Trial of the Chicago 7, Judas and the Black Messiah and Da Five Bloods — F.T.A. reminds us how much the anti-war and civil rights battles of the past are currently resonant, even when we have our history slightly wrong. Read full review
75
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpMar 16, 2021
Most of all, the chance to spend 90 or so minutes in Fonda’s orbit offers a welcome reminder of what cancellation actually means. For her, and for F.T.A., it means silence. Bravo to the folks responsible for putting the film under a spotlight at a moment where a lesson in genuine cancellation is so desperately needed. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger Moore
A blend of comedy, song and dance, drama and male and female servicemember interviews, it’s funny, biting and tuneful, and it takes you right back there if you lived through it, and might be an eye-opener for activist “Ok, Boomer” millennials. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisMar 11, 2021
While the cabaret performances are the documentary’s draw, the movie comes most alive in the interspersed interviews with servicemen and women willing to speak their minds, whether it’s about institutional racism in the military, the imperialistic siting of bases in Asia, and, of course, the ugliness of the war itself, in all of its manifestations. Read full review
60
Film ThreatPhil Hall
Although not a great film by any stretch, it is a fascinating slice of a fractious period in American history. Read full review
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