Very informative. It's not an "eat your vegetables" thing at all; it is shot and cut very thrillingly and you really come to care and appreciate the hard work that these folks put in.

| Aug 13, 2020

It's a fairly thrilling and gut-wrenching examination of how these things work.

| Aug 13, 2020

This is a jubilant and mischievous documentary that suggests changing the world for the better is something we can all do.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 31, 2020

Effective stylistic choices, like the hand-drawn animations that accompany courtroom audio, and a dark sense of humour smooth out any rough edges.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 31, 2020

It gives each of the cases enough time to play out and also add up to a rich portrait of a complex organization.

| Jul 31, 2020

A lively and watchable account of the full-tilt battle being fought by the ACLU...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 31, 2020

The Fight does a splendid job of humanizing its heroic lawyers.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 31, 2020

What most vividly comes across in "The Fight" is the never-ending nature of freedom and democracy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 30, 2020

The Fight is an endlessly engaging look into the often labyrinthine legal apparatus, and the film seamlessly moves between the cases with such incredible skill that the team of editors deserve all the accolades afforded to them.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 30, 2020

The movie is concerned not with simple boosterism but with showing the inner workings of building a case...

| Jul 30, 2020

The filmmakers capture all four lawyers in both vulnerable and heroic moments.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 30, 2020

Snappily edited, with a visual style reminiscent of Steven Soderbergh's modular design, The Fight tells viewers of a certain political perspective what they want to hear.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 29, 2020

Wisely focusing on four key cases, The Fight is a worthy attempt to document the ACLU's seemingly endless struggle to challenge the many constitutional violations of the Trump administration.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2020

Some stories here end more happily than others. For the bigger picture, of course, there has been no end at all.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2020

The selfless commitment of its subjects to justice are what makes it worth a look.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 29, 2020

[An] engrossing and ultimately inspiring examination of ideals in action...

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 29, 2020

Although "The Fight" is swift and jam-packed with ups, downs, wins, losses, injunctions, stays, hearings and Trump speeches, the film is remarkably detailed and careful.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 29, 2020

The film justly draws attention to the perpetual work that must go into preserving democratic institutions.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 26, 2020

In a moment divided into heroes and villains, there's an urge for the film to go deeper into how, exactly, these lawyers use the Constitution as a cape.

| Original Score: B | Jan 31, 2020

[F]rankly, it's nice to see David beating Goliath on the big screen.

| Jan 26, 2020