The Camden 28
First Run Features | Release Date: July 27, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
Scene for scene, The Camden 28 is a brilliant merger of political outrage and filmmaking chops, and the most suspenseful movie in theaters right now. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Unexpectedly poignant documentary. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Though the filmmaking is pedestrian, The Camden 28's timeless truths come through with resounding power. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Not exactly blazing cinema, but intellectually riveting. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The video lapses into self-congratulation near the end, as many of the principals reunite for a 2002 retrospective, but for the most part this is a powerful tale of conscience, betrayal, and forgiveness. Read full review
70
Film ThreatMatthew Sorrento
Director Anthony Giacchino realizes what an engaging tale he’s uncovered, and stays back to let the members tell their story. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
Fond, stinging, and finally instructive, the film assembles a comprehensive look back at the actions, arrest, and prosecution of a group of political malcontents (most of them young Catholics and some of them priests) in the summer of 1971. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
The Camden 28 is slapdash: more talking heads, reunion footage with the mother reading from her own testimony, newscasts of the day. But the editing supplies some urgency, and the subjects remain radiant yet down-to-earth--too good-humored to be beatific. Read full review
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