Strange Fruit
Oniera Films LLC | Release Date: November 6, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
This is a riveting treatment of a fascinating subject. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The film spends its first half explaining the song -- famously and vividly about the cycle of Southern lynching. Its better second half-hour unmasks its composer as a compassionate Jewish guy from the Bronx. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
An absorbing documentary. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Takes a fascinating look at the origins and impact of a ballad that's been called "one of ten songs that changed the world." Read full review
70
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Polished, well-structured film. Read full review
70
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Mining the song's associative richness, Katz's film works as jazz genealogy, Meerpol bio, Jewish-leftist puzzle piece, performance homage, and exegetic history of lynching. Read full review
70
VarietyKen Eisner
Where pic excels is in the depiction of a rich leftist movement, with several cultures interacting expressively in the 1930s and '40s. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Michael Meeropol provides a far more eloquent statement of the song's enduring impact: "Until the last racist is dead, 'Strange Fruit' is relevant." Read full review
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