The film struggles with pacing. ... But it’s arresting to watch some of the rare archival footage — even more so to watch Lewis watch it for the first time himself.

| Aug 17, 2022

Good Trouble - Lewis's trademark mantra- serves as a sterling chronicle of the work Lewis (who turned 80 last February) did as a civil-rights activist...

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 30, 2021

Taken as a melange of moments, Good Trouble is a broad piece of fan service, capturing many truths in passing but critically engaging none.

| Mar 5, 2021

Congressman John Lewis's story should be in classrooms and in our memories

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 2, 2021

A fitting but straight-ahead celebration of the career of John Lewis...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 10, 2020

That material is no less vivid and shocking today than it was decades ago, and Lewis was right at the center of numerous epic events.

| Sep 3, 2020

Lays out just how much of this history the civil rights [Lewis] activist has been alive to see-and just how much of it he has impacted, as well.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 16, 2020

The sight of Lewis as the film begins, walking slowly but with great purpose through Washington, D.C., is tremendously powerful. So is the film.

| Aug 15, 2020

Porter's film has a plethora of amazing archival footage. It is perhaps the most compelling element of the film, drawing the viewer into the Civil Rights era with vivid imagery.

| Aug 5, 2020

Even if the result is a stirring call to action in a time when younger activists can and are taking inspiration from a beloved figure, it's also a rather simplistic one.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 30, 2020

What saves this movie from completely one-sided banality is that it does present an excellent historical view of the obstacles and brutal struggles that John Lewis has faced to fight for the causes that he believes in and passionately advocates.

| Jul 28, 2020

Not all monuments are made of stone or bronze. This documentary is a worthy tribute to the Democratic congressman and civil rights activist.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 24, 2020

Good Trouble is the right film at the right time. About a truly righteous man.

| Jul 24, 2020

Good Trouble is bursting with inspiration both powerful and essential, strong enough to be more than just a flowery portrait.

| Jul 22, 2020

An inspiring documentary about a moral leader who modeled an ethic of love, nonviolence, and hope.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 20, 2020

Essential portrait of the US Congressman and civil-rights activist, for its lessons in the power of passive resistance to injustice, and its underscoring of how America has regressed in recent years.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2020

Lewis, for one, is hopeful. His closing words before the credits roll are "We will create the beloved community. We will get there. I still believe we shall overcome." We need his brand of good trouble more than ever.

| Jul 17, 2020

[John Lewis: Good Trouble] serves as a welcome and timely reminder that causing a stir is exactly what creates societal and political change.

| Jul 17, 2020

For any American even mildly ignorant of the rich, complex legacy of Civil Rights within our decidedly disunited country, this should be mandatory viewing.

| Jul 14, 2020

Rather than being a staid documentary about a long-ago figure, Good Trouble bridges the gap between the here-and-now and the way-back-when with startling immediacy.

| Jul 13, 2020