Under the Gun
Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: May 13, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80
The GuardianLanre BakareMay 13, 2016
It’s a tight, slick polemic which doesn’t shy from the complexity surrounding the debate or the fact it wants you the viewer to get up and do something about it. Read full review
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VarietyGeoff BerkshireMay 13, 2016
It’s not necessarily artful, but it’s also never less than compelling. If anything, Soechtig has only refined her skills at packaging a slick, audience-friendly documentary with a subject that feels even more urgent. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijMay 13, 2016
It’s a sobering, collage-like overview of a problem that sadly hasn’t much changed since Michael Moore’s angrier and more provocative (if perhaps less rigorously journalistic) feature came out. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMay 13, 2016
Director Stephanie Soechtig’s passionately contended, slickly produced film may not sway the most fervid 2nd Amendment defenders, but in its problem-solving vigor could spur a lot of others who believe in change to make that call, join that group, or vote a certain way. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKenji FujishimaMay 25, 2016
Tragic anecdotes put a human face on this still-polarizing issue and serve Soechtig and Couric’s broad argument in Under The Gun better than any heavy-handed music cues and animated statistics ever could. Read full review
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