Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

Name: Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Genre: Biography, History, Documentary
Released: October 1, 2004
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 70
Cast: John Kerry

2004

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THINKFilm | Release Date: October 1, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: John Kerry

Summary: This documentary takes an inside look at John Kerry, where he has come from, and how these roots have driven him forward in his public life. (ThinkFilm)

Director: George Butler

Genre(s): Biography, History, Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 87 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Potent and eye-opening documentary. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

It's obviously meant to help his presidential candidacy - why release it a month before the election, otherwise? - and for the first 7 minutes, it plays like a campaign commercial about young John's integrity, hard work and humble roots. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The most powerful and telling image is a black-and-white still of Kerry burying his face in his arms after he threw his ribbons onto the Capitol steps; it's a moment true enough to cost him the presidency. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

A lucid, emotionally affecting portrait not just of one man but of his times. Read full review

J. Hoberman

I got a charge out of Going Upriver, but as more than one person has noted, the movie's ideal spectator would be Kerry himself. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Makes an eloquent case for John Kerry's courage, both during and immediately after his service in Vietnam.

Kenneth Turan

This is the biggest surprise of all -- it's hard to watch Going Upriver without wondering, frankly, what became of the young John Kerry, who comes off so exceptionally well in this film. Read full review

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KimR.

Sep 24, 2005

It is September 2005, and I cried at the end of this film from an overwheming sense that we have all made a terrible mistake - this man should be in the White House - as our President.

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