What the Constitution Means to Me

Name: What the Constitution Means to Me
Genre: Drama
Released: October 16, 2020
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Heidi Schreck, Mike Iveson, Rosdely Ciprian, Thursday Williams

2020

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Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): October 16, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Heidi Schreck, Mike Iveson, Rosdely Ciprian, Thursday Williams

Summary: A filmed version of the Broadway production of Heidi Schreck's play presenting multiple facets, historical perspectives and personal experiences with the U.S. Constitution.

Director: Marielle Heller

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Oct 16, 2020

To watch it is both painful and vital, like taking a great deep breath with a set of broken ribs. It will hurt. The pain is worth the reward. Read full review

Polygon Karen Han

Oct 21, 2020

The entire 104-minute show is performed in a single “room,” so it comes down to the sheer strength of Schreck’s writing and performance to hold an audience’s attention. Schreck more than pulls it off. Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Oct 16, 2020

What the Constitution Means to Me is a bracing (and funny!) slap in the face. Read full review

Elisabeth Vincentelli

Oct 23, 2020

Schreck succeeds in widening her autobiographical play into a paean for basic fairness: The American Constitution, admired as it is, fails to protect all of us from violence and discrimination. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 15, 2020

Schreck and her show are smart, informative, funny and often touching. Read full review

Don Aucoin

Oct 16, 2020

Schreck matches the wit and fire of her writing with a riveting performance that often does not feel like a performance at all, but rather a cri de coeur wrenched up from a deep place where the personal, the historical, and the universal have met and merged. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Oct 15, 2020

Director Heller does a better job of adapting Schreck’s play than the team behind Disney Plus’ recent “Hamilton” film, in part because the underlying production is so much simpler. Read full review

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Conair

Oct 31, 2020

There isn't much to say about this filmed play that isn't already said in the movie itself. The film suffers from a lack of charm in the transfer from stage to screen. This is to be expected with any filmed stage performance. That pushed aside, What the Constitution Means to Me is anThere isn't much to say about this filmed play that isn't already said in the movie itself. The film suffers from a lack of charm in the transfer from stage to screen. This is to be expected with any filmed stage performance. That pushed aside, What the Constitution Means to Me is an enjoyable, if sometimes misguided experience.… Expand

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