The gushiness of the film's approach may be shared by most RBG fans, but it isn't conducive to learning about her in a truly objective way.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 26, 2021

The documentary records slow steps toward justice, always worth measuring.

| Mar 16, 2021

...helps to fill in some of what Ginsburg did before being appointed to the Supreme Court, as well as her accomplishments as a member of the Court.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 9, 2021

Although not as intimate or insightful as the Oscar-nominated 2018 documentary RBG, the documentary Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words can still be considered a worthy overview of the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

| Mar 9, 2021

There is a tendency to overly explain things as opposed to letting Ginsburg's words flow, but if you've enjoyed the previous looks at the notorious RBG, this is a new one offers a different angle to her remarkable story.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 6, 2021

Where it really shines is through its use of archival footage that -- as its title suggests -- allows Ginsburg to speak for herself in an attempt to answer its own thesis.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Mar 1, 2021

It's easy to see Ruth possessing the most impact with future generations of schoolchildren who may not be as familiar with RBG's career as audiences in the present day.

| Mar 1, 2021

It is not so much the words that matter here as Justice Ginsburg's intellect, her "consuming love" for the law, her character, her kindness, her empathy, and her purpose.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 22, 2021

Writer-director Freida Lee Mock doesn't really break new ground -- as noted, it's been pretty well plowed -- but that doesn't prevent the tributes from feeling warm and heartfelt, especially coming after Ginsburg's death.

| Feb 17, 2021

[W]hile the film's impact is ever-so-slightly dulled by the outsized events that occurred between the conclusion of filming and the present, the talents of Mock and her team largely make up for it.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 16, 2021

Ruth - Justice Ginsburg In Her Own Words doesn't cover much new ground, but it's an absolutely gorgeously made and emotionally resonate documentary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 15, 2021

It's curiously difficult to stay engaged with Mock's film that merely puts forth a paint-by-numbers assembly of the wealth of material it has at its disposal.

| Feb 12, 2021

Ruth - Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words is well-organized and gives the audience a look into the life of a woman who changes history.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 12, 2021

Little here will seem new to those who paid attention to Ginsburg's career or watched the Oscar-nominated documentary "RBG." But the director, Freida Lee Mock, repeatedly returns to the idea that change comes in steps.

| Feb 11, 2021

Mock's film employs archival film and audio footage of the late U.S. Supreme Court justice and her appearances at schools, receptions and in court, and is an air-tight testament to Ginsburg's wit, intellect and reasoning.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 11, 2021

The collage of footage past and present illustrates how Ginsburg's legacy is ongoing as she left rulings and dissents that will shape America's future...This doc feels somewhat more grounded, where the other evoked a portrait of a superhero...

| Feb 11, 2021