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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- John Lewis: Good Trouble is absolutely inspiring — but it stops a bit short of being illuminating.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe film is well-outfitted with telling, thematically rich shards of historical information.
- 75TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondThe man is certainly worthy of this kind of celebration, and it’s hard to imagine that anybody who watches the movie won’t agree with Ava DuVernay’s push to rename that bridge.
- 75Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyJohn Lewis: Good Trouble isn’t a great film, but it has a great subject — and excellent timing.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyThe Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyGood Trouble is more symbolic than it is eye-opening, and that’s not necessarily a problem. It’s the film equivalent of a textbook, telling us everything we want to hear about Lewis — even though most of it we already know — and arriving at a moment when reflecting upon America’s long history of racism is more relevant than ever.
- 70John Lewis: Good Trouble shows us an activist and an effective politician — as well as a powerful and passionate public speaker — who has devoted his life to public service, often putting himself at risk to defend basic human rights.
- 67The PlaylistChris BarsantiThe PlaylistChris BarsantiAt its best, John Lewis: Good Trouble is a portrait in courage that pairs the past with the present.
- 60VarietyTomris LafflyVarietyTomris LafflyA detailed yet paint-by-numbers study of the living legend who believes in the necessity of making good trouble as an instigator of societal change.
- 50The A.V. ClubVikram MurthiThe A.V. ClubVikram MurthiThe result is an uneven paean to a man who deserves a more complicated portrait.