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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Boston GlobeBoston GlobeRiveting tale of family dynamics packed with as much drama, conflict, and poignancy as the best feature film.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittRarely does a movie combine so much genuine human drama with such vivid exemplifications of "identity politics" and other sociocultural issues.
- 100San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA documentary with the emotional power of the very best in narrative film. It has characters impossible to forget, moments impossible to shake and an ending that leaves the audience both moved and rattled.
- 91Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganAronson's intriguing, complicated and well-filmed documentary will keep you talking for days.
- 90L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyPerfectly situated in the maelstrom of the personal and the political, Sound and Fury creates a space for serious, obstinate contention.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasJosh Aronson's Sound and Fury, as illuminating and comprehensive as it is heart-wrenching, is an example of what the documentary can accomplish at its most vital and engaging.
- 88Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisBy the time the film is over, you may not feel differently about the key issues than you first did, but you will have many more facts (sound) and opinions (fury) to consider.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldBoth intellectually absorbing and emotionally gripping.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe real revelation of Sound and Fury is how it introduces hearing people to a culture they insist on ignoring.
- 67Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesAn absorbing human drama.