Sheriff
Release Date: March 9, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
The detail captured by Kraus's scrupulously neutral camera adds up to a fascinating, fully realized portrait of the man and the job. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Equal parts colorful character study and real-world procedural, docu by Daniel Kraus retains interest throughout, even if it delivers just partial insight into the man, job and milieu. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
But without taking anything away from Frederick Wiseman, who remains a master, Sheriff is almost as good any documentary he's made. Read full review
63
New York PostRussell Scott Smith
An admirably realistic portrait of police life. Read full review
60
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
A stripped-down, small town "COPS" without the flashy editing and hip-hop soundtrack. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Sheriff may have a point to make about the impact of family, roots and religion on the changing face of rural America, but the film, while admirably restrained and competently made, is too polite to clarify that. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There's no downside to a reminder that not every beefy, God-talking sheriff is a bigoted cracker, and Kraus' short, no-frills documentary is a model of fly-on-the-wall filmmaking. Read full review
50
Village VoiceDavid Blaylock
There's so little meat to his likable subject that the endeavor proves less "Cops" and more "The Andy Griffith Show." Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Some of the material is dramatic, other bits are dull. Read full review
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