On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries

"It’s not that the story it tells (...) isn’t interesting on its face, or told well. It’s just that political realities have shifted such that this story seems to be about a different election than the one happening in November" 

"The trouble is that the film doesn’t serve either of its two aims very deeply" 

"If you like politics or are interested in the behind-the-scenes parts of media (...) [it] is likely to interest you. If the directors had found the story behind the story, however, it could have moved from a decent documentary to a truly powerful one." 

"[It] boasts of unprecedented access to the campaign trail, but it only manifests as a dull travelogue for CNN correspondents on a thankless mission (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"