Let It Fall: L.A. 1982-1992
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | Release Date: April 21, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
92
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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100
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenApr 20, 2017
The incisive beauty of the documentary, and its power, is that it's not a thesis or an argument but a full-blooded, multifaceted real-life drama. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 20, 2017
Teeming with acts both heroic and reprehensible, John Ridley’s wrenchingly humane documentary, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992, reveals the Los Angeles riots as the almost inevitable culmination of a decade of heightening racial tensions. Read full review
90
TheWrapRobert AbeleApr 22, 2017
This is history from the inside, told by people who don’t always look like they’ve gotten past it, and it’s what makes “Let it Fall” so memorable. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranApr 20, 2017
"Let It Fall" understands the value of allowing its interview subjects to talk at greater, more involving length than is usual for documentaries, a technique that illuminates the complexities of reality and gives listeners a sense of the emotional textures of these people's lives. Read full review
80
VarietySonia SaraiyaApr 20, 2017
There are moments in “Let It Fall” that feel like a significant reframing of the riots, both in terms of what actually happened and in terms of who’s really to blame. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlApr 20, 2017
In those days after the misbegotten verdict in the trial of the four police officers who kicked and beat Rodney King, these Angelenos discovered what they and their neighbors were capable of. Ridley’s patient, humane approach allows us, over his film’s 145 minutes, to discover it, too. Read full review
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