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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe unexpected thing about Dolores, finally, is that if its political story makes it important, its human story makes it involving.
- 88RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzHuerta is such a commanding figure, and the array of historical footage marshalled on behalf of her story is so impressive, that the film makes a strong impression.
- Dolores is a fascinating corrective to 50-plus years of American history. It’s educational, to be sure, but also exhilarating, inspiring and deeply emotional.
- 86TheWrapClaudia PuigTheWrapClaudia PuigHuerta comes across as warm, wise and indefatigable in Bratt’s provocative and inspirational film, but he doesn’t engage in hagiography.
- 80The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiPeter Bratt, the director, uses an immense amount of historical footage and interviews, arranged with clarity.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeThe Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeBratt certainly illuminates the uncertainty of her quest: the early dawns of heading out to rally strangers and the turmoil of a life fighting against superior, institutional forces.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyDolores crams a great deal of information, themes, and diverse archival materials into a sharp, cogent whole.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe locally sourced documentary is always engaging — lively and well-paced with an impressive list of interviewees from Hillary Clinton to Huerta herself.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerHer social activism often left her children, some of whom are interviewed, in the lurch. It’s a contradiction the film could have more sharply explored.
- 63Slant MagazinePeter GoldbergSlant MagazinePeter GoldbergPeter Bratt's documentary sharply trumpets Dolores Huerta's life and centrality in the turbulent history of social justice since the '60s.