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Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) a score of 3.1626 out of 4
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Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
What resonates in the end are the forces behind it, what it says about its time, and how, in fact, it ever happened at all. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
It's as if somebody had had a camcorder in hand when Julius Caesar was slain in the Roman Forum. History doesn't get any more real or vital than this. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Like 9/11 and Gimme Shelter , this movie puts the viewer into the middle of the danger and without compromise. Quick, tight and thorough, this documentary plays more like an action movie. A masterpiece. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Jane Sumner)Dallas Morning News (Jane Sumner)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised may be controversial, biased and patchy, but it contains some of the most electrifying and immediate nonfiction footage seen on the big screen. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Dallas Morning News (Jane Sumner)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Gets viewers inside these tense, emotional and occasionally terrifying events with immediacy and, given the confusion of the time, remarkable clarity. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Variety (Scott Foundas)Variety (Scott Foundas)
A superior example of fearless filmmakers in exactly the right place at the right time. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Variety (Scott Foundas)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
As riveting as a documentary can possibly be, this slim (74-minute) film is also one of the most politically aware films of the year. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Aaron Hillis)Premiere (Aaron Hillis)
While Bartley and O'Briain flat-out lucked out with this felicitous endeavor, their fearlessness, unobtrusive narration, and lack of Michael Moore man-and-microphone pandering is to be saluted. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Premiere (Aaron Hillis)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
A remarkable documentary by two Irish filmmakers that is playing in theaters on its way to HBO. It is remarkable because the filmmakers, Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain, had access to virtually everything that happened within the palace during the ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)
More effort could have been made to fully flesh out the international perspective on this "people's president," but as a play-by-play look at a modern coup, it's an amazing, insightful film. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
It gives us a sense of Venezuela's political and social climate in April 2002, and in that regard it is most fascinating. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Fascinating, intense but disturbingly incomplete and one-sided...an accomplished, involving but highly selective account of a still-charged historical event. ...read the complete Revolution Will Not Be Televised movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
 
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Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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