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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianLucy ManganThe GuardianLucy ManganUntouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein (BBC Two), directed by Ursula MacFarlane, is a film of halting testimonies, long pauses, lips pressed tightly together and eyes filling with tears.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinTold with clarity, respect and empathy, and not just for the women on whom Weinstein preyed, Macfarlane's film offers a timely and fascinating overview of his story, one that's almost emblematic of the pathology of serial sexual abusers.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWith Weinstein on the ropes, Macfarlane pulls no punches, doing a fair but unflinching job of letting those he once dominated share their narrative. That they do so on camera makes what they have to say that much more impactful, and Macfarlane does their testimony justice, delivering a hard-hitting documentary that speaks truth to power.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperIt’s a Hollywood story of a spectacular rise to the top that was quite apparently a real-life horror story all along.
- 70Film ThreatAnthony Ray BenchFilm ThreatAnthony Ray BenchUntouchable is a competently made film, there’s nothing mind-blowing about the presentation of it, but the timely subject matter makes the aesthetic weaknesses more forgivable.
- 70Rolling StoneDavid FearRolling StoneDavid FearIf Untouchable does nothing else, it demonstrates how patterns of intimidation and the power to destroy lives flourish in systems that allow for the turning of blind eyes. It was just the cost of doing business with Harvey, until thankfully, it wasn’t.
- 70The New York TimesHelen T. VerongosThe New York TimesHelen T. VerongosA respectable and all-too-real introduction to a chilling chapter of a Hollywood horror story.
- 67The PlaylistJordan RuimyThe PlaylistJordan RuimyTalking head interviews from his victims, business and works partners, and friends mesh together with archival photos, videos, and audio recordings of Weinstein for a compulsively watchable, yet not definitive, look at the man whose predatory behavior spearheaded the #MeToo movement.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThere is precious little here that hasn’t already been more cogently unpacked somewhere else.
- 50SlashfilmBen PearsonSlashfilmBen PearsonThe film reiterates every detail you already know from the key reports that have been published about him, but the true power of this movie (and for me, the only reason it should exist at all) comes in its interviews with Weinstein’s victims, and the stories from these women are just as heart-rending and disturbing as you probably imagine.