65
Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThoughtful, exciting, moving.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThe ideas are generous and inclusive rather than divisive: Zinn wants history to be seen and to be experienced from every possible perspective.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's a far more effective leftist argument than the bombastic "Fahrenheit 9/11."
- 70VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellAs engaging and stimulating as the man himself.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenSmoothly incorporates archival material, including scenes of Mr. Zinn's public appearances, interviews with Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, Daniel Berrigan and Alice Walker (his student at Spelman). Matt Damon also reads well-chosen excerpts from Mr. Zinn's writing.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's an excellent introduction to a man whose thoughts on war, peace and dissent have become increasingly influential in ever more confusing times.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt's the subject himself, still brimming with passion in his 80s, who provides the most inspiring moments.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanDeb Ellis and Denis Mueller's fond portrait, less documentary than infomercial, is unrelentingly and in the end self-defeatingly positive--albeit effective in showcasing Zinn's charismatic personality.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis video profile by Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller allows his significance to register and his charisma to shine despite a pedestrian approach that's especially awkward in its use of archival footage.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAs documentary moviemaking, though, Ellis and Mueller's work falls a little flat.