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- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe unspooling of her life is a truly fascinating yarn of proto-feminist achievement and humbling empathy.
- 80Time OutNick SchagerTime OutNick SchagerIt's Gruber's own remembrances (and a wealth of accompanying archival photos and film footage) that best mark her life as a case study in pioneering feminist courage, ambition and individualism.
- Ahead of Time follows Ms. Gruber to speaking engagements and encounters with relatives and old friends. Ever present are her lucid memory and articulate, compassionate bearing. She is an inspiration for career women, certainly, but also for us all.
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAlthough Gruber's personal life and latter accomplishments are mostly addressed via a few closing sentences, "Ahead" remains a fleet and fitting tribute.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubIt's clear by the end that one Ruth Gruber is worth more than 100 pundits fighting about partisan politics.
- 70VarietyVarietyWisely letting his lively, articulate nonagenarian subject narrate her life story through interviews and lectures, debuting director Bob Richman (a noted indie cameraman) compellingly blends a plethora of choice archival materials and contempo footage.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanRichman's no-nonsense approach, which relies heavily on interviews with the eloquent, 98-year-old Gruber, feels more suited to a televised biography.