The Skyjacker's Tale
Strand Releasing | Release Date: June 30, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmJun 30, 2017
What resonates most potently are the scenes of the 1972 trial. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJul 13, 2017
Stylistic choices could have undermined the film, but the story and revelations are so shocking and powerfully absorbing that The Skyjacker’s Tale rises above. Read full review
70
Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyJun 29, 2017
Canadian documentarian Jamie Kastner (The Secret Disco Revolution) has crafted an entertainingly kitschy version of an Errol Morris film. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 29, 2017
The Skyjacker’s Tale could stand to lose its gimmicky re-enactments. Why supplement a story this crazy? Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Simon HouptJun 29, 2017
Even as he cuts confusingly between talking heads and time periods, Kastner elides key details that might have given viewers a more complex portrait of both the setting and his anti-hero’s role in the drama. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 29, 2017
The question of decades-old torture is an important one, of course, but hardly makes this a must-see doc when there are so many present-tense stories of police misconduct to investigate. Read full review
50
VarietyScott TobiasJun 29, 2017
A Skyjacker’s Tale is all in the telling, and Jamie Kastner’s haphazard documentary misses the opportunity to get it right, despite having access to Ali and an impressive assembly of major players from his past. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 25, 2017
The movie creates a lovely arc for how we think of Ali, from monster to, “Well, maybe not.” But you’re allowed to think the filmmaker is naive, tilting his story toward those on Ali’s side, buttressing a case for his humanity and justifiable skyjacking. Read full review
45
Paste MagazineDaniel SchindelJun 30, 2017
Despite the intriguing subject matter, this documentary can’t stay in the air. Read full review
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