If Blind Ambition were a wine, it might initially taste like any other but with the right palate, one discovers a story that is full bodied with notes of hope, luck and leaves you with a warm feeling inside.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 13, 2022

One could easily pour a spittoon of wine metaphors to describe Blind Ambition, but it’s best to take a cue from the teammates. Savour it yourself, especially with a glass of vino.

| Nov 7, 2022

It’s an all-too-familiar tale of displacement and trauma, but any bitterness is more than dispelled by the doc’s tone. Notes of joy, ambition, triumph and perseverance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 7, 2022

Blind Ambition doesn’t rewrite any rules about documentary filmmaking. But if one subscribes to the adage that the story is the thing, then it’s hard to beat. The Zimbabweans' wine saga is incredible, a rousing immigrant story begging to be told.

| Original Score: B-plus | Oct 7, 2022

The winner of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award is one of those underdog films that you cannot help but fall in love with. Or at least with the subjects of the documentary.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 17, 2022

A unique underdog tale that checks off all the boxes. The pacing is a little off at times – some things seem a little rushed while others are not explored enough – but there is no questioning how engaging Blind Ambition can be.

| Sep 13, 2022

While the subject is terrific, the filmmaking is not. The direction is clumsy and lacks artistry, and the story is poorly structured. Still, this documentary may have you believing in destiny, at least for a little while.

| Sep 5, 2022

Somehow combining the intricacies of wine tasting with sociopolitical turmoil in Zimbabwe, this crowd-pleasing documentary manages the right blend of sweetness and texture.

| Sep 2, 2022

“Blind Ambition” may not be great moviemaking, but it has a rich and satisfying subject — enjoy it with a nice Sangiovese.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 2, 2022

[Blind Ambition] understands both the thrill and the agony of desperately waiting for your dream to ripen on the vine.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 2, 2022

There is nothing special about the construction and flow of “Blind Ambition,” but its rags to possible riches story is a good underdog tale.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 1, 2022

Blind Ambition touches on many subjects - racism, poverty, and the white dominance of the wine world, to name a few - but the overall tone is upbeat and hopeful, focusing on the men's quest.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 1, 2022

charts true underdogs taking on a rarefied world in an educational and entertaining documentary.

| Original Score: B | Aug 29, 2022

A film that is every bit as entertaining as it is educational. Lovely stuff.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

It’s heartwarming, inspirational stuff.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2022

The subject matter initially suggests a kind of Cool Runnings with plonk - but Blind Ambition soon builds into a full-bodied feel-good film.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2022

The film is too sweet-natured to spoil its Cinderella story with backstage bitchiness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 12, 2022

It’s impossible not to smile along with this feelgood documentary...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 10, 2022

A thoughtful documentary which is both multi-layered and entertaining.

| Aug 9, 2022

It's the Cool Runnings of the wine-tasting world.

| Aug 8, 2022