Vito
HBO | Release Date: July 23, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerJul 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: Outspoken yet charismatic, politically radical yet traditionalist in his love of family, the man is captured in all his complexity. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJul 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's a nicely assembled, topical film that gives us both a sweeping view of gay rights across almost 30 years, as well as an intimate look at an extraordinary person swept up in those times. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJul 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: The smooth telling of Russo's story juxtaposed against the present day, when gay marriage is sanctioned in some states and gay characters are all over prime-time television, drives home how different the cultural landscape is from the one Russo knew. Read full review
80
TimeJames PoniewozikJul 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: As a documentary, Vito is fairly straightforward, but by finding a thread connecting Russo's life, his passions and his times, it manages to be something more. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJul 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: Schwartz's workmanlike film nonetheless gives us a detailed portrait of the man as well as the activist. Read full review
70
Washington PostHank StueverJul 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: The first half of Vito plays almost like a 45-minute "It Gets Better" ad. [Then] Vito exchanges its subtle storytelling technique for a sobering session of gay rights homework, resembling a recent raft of documentaries about the early years of the AIDS crisis. Read full review
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