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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Scene for scene, The Camden 28 is a brilliant merger of political outrage and filmmaking chops, and the most suspenseful movie in theaters right now.
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxUnexpectedly poignant documentary.
- 83The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThough the filmmaking is pedestrian, The Camden 28's timeless truths come through with resounding power.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirNot exactly blazing cinema, but intellectually riveting.
- 70Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe video lapses into self-congratulation near the end, as many of the principals reunite for a 2002 retrospective, but for the most part this is a powerful tale of conscience, betrayal, and forgiveness.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatDirector Anthony Giacchino realizes what an engaging tale he’s uncovered, and stays back to let the members tell their story.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceFond, stinging, and finally instructive, the film assembles a comprehensive look back at the actions, arrest, and prosecution of a group of political malcontents (most of them young Catholics and some of them priests) in the summer of 1971.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe Camden 28 is slapdash: more talking heads, reunion footage with the mother reading from her own testimony, newscasts of the day. But the editing supplies some urgency, and the subjects remain radiant yet down-to-earth--too good-humored to be beatific.