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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkIntimate without being obtrusive, RBG doesn’t exactly demystify the Supreme Court so much as it brings us closer to one of its greats.
- 83IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandGinsburg’s life — and its many lessons, both learned and taught — come to entertaining and energetic life. It’s a fist-pumping, crowd-pleasing documentary that makes one heck of a play to remind people of Ginsburg’s vitality and importance, now more than ever.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinA documentary that, like its subject, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is eminently sober, well-mannered, highly intelligent, scrupulous and just a teeny-weeny bit reassuringly dull.
- 80VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonThis spry celebration reveals that the real Ginsburg is neither beast nor badass, but an even-tempered, soft-spoken mediator—not typically the traits that inspire rousing high-fives, but qualities that honor the slow, uphill slog of positive change.
- 75Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanDespite her biting legal writing, she comes across, on camera, as unfailingly mild-mannered, decorous and polite, especially when the film explores her rather unlikely friendship, based on a shared love of opera, with her late conservative colleague Antonin Scalia.
- There’s certainly an argument to be made that Ginsburg’s patient “one step at a time” philosophy is no longer the ideal approach, especially in an era where the power of female anger is being reclaimed. But RBG convincingly argues that Ginsburg herself is a figure worth admiring, whether or not you agree with her politics and whether or not you like those memes.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleGinsburg herself is determined to last. Several scenes show her working out with a trainer. Her goal is to live long enough for a Democratic president to appoint her successor.
- 42The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyBreathlessly superficial, school-presentation-ish documentary.
- 38Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonThe film rarely presents a clear analysis of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's victories, reducing her work to empty slogans.