Pass Over
Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): April 20, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
The GuardianArifa AkbarJun 11, 2020
As a drama, Pass Over is a masterful tragedy. As a reflection of the world, it is all too real and utterly woeful. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comNick AllenApr 20, 2018
True to Lee’s reputation of playing with the chemistry of storytelling, Pass Over has the air of an experiment and the clarity of poetry, as inspired by the news and told by artistry beyond far beyond Lee’s. In the grand scheme of his filmography it’s one of his smaller projects, but it is by no means a minor work. Read full review
83
The Film StageDaniel SchindelApr 4, 2018
Once again, Spike Lee has found an innovative theatrical production and brought it to blistering cinematic life. Read full review
80
Film ThreatBradley GibsonJun 21, 2020
Usually, films of plays are dull things. Limited access to camera angles, bad sound, lighting that doesn’t work for the movie camera. Theater and film are (appropriately) distinct media. Enter Spike Lee. He’s a master craftsman and his skills are as relevant as ever. Lee made use of all those potential disadvantages to inform his cinematic vision and encapsulate the stage performance into a striking moving picture. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 19, 2018
Hopefully, Nwandu's compact tale, so rich with jarring authenticity and boldly configured social commentary, can now reach a wide and appreciative audience via Lee's provocative, propulsive film. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 4, 2018
Lee draws us into the characters' space, judiciously using direct-address at the very end when all this inaction turns suddenly consequential. Pass Over is no happier in the end than the play that inspired it or the real events that inform how we interpret it Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyApr 19, 2018
The dialogue mixes Sunday school and the streets, and it’s funny, profane, and occasionally poignant when it’s not a bit too on the nose. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 18, 2018
Pass Over spins African-American hardship into existential myth, suggesting along the way such plays as Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit. Read full review
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