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Critical Thinking

2020

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael K. Williams, Corwin C. Tuggles ...

5.7

318

Drama The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Blessing The Playlist	"'Critical Thinking' shows that Leguizamo makes a good teacher on screen and behind the camera (...) A story that is truly inspiring and educational"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"This inspirational sports drama has a worthy message (...) but viewers may ultimately prefer to have seen a documentary about the real-life participants rather than this earnest, conventional dramatisation."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"The picture is pleasant enough, but watching it you’re always one or two moves ahead."
		Ethan Anderton SlashFilm	"Leguizamo has delivered an outstanding directorial achievement"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"'Critical Thinking' does little to detach itself from genre cliché; yet this heartfelt drama (...) has a sweetness that softens its flaws."
		Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"The script by Dito Montiel has some sharp commentary about the education system (...) Leguizamo and Montiel never sugarcoat the dangers of the environment their characters inhabit (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Gary M. Kramer Salon	"The beauty of Leguizamo's film is that the filmmaker never tries to outmaneuver the viewer. This may be a textbook case of an inspirational teacher/underdog sports drama, but it surehandedly delivers the feels"

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