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Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Outrage walks a difficult moral and ethical line -- and not always successfully -- but despite its flaws, it's a fascinating, provocative look at homosexuality in American politics.
Theatrical Release:May 8, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $193,175
Synopsis: With OUTRAGE, provocative documentarian Kirby Dick (THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED) confronts his most controversial topic yet. In his latest piece of cine-journalism, Dick exposes what he deems to be... [More]
Director: Kirby Dick
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As public officials, do closeted politicians deserve to be outed? The targets of Kirby Dick’s provocative documentary are branded by their hypocrisy, making them -- in the eyes of those represented here -- fair game.
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This indignant and methodical documentary offers a lot of insight into the ideology and psychology of present-day political homophobia.
Top CriticWhile never quite managing to be the fully successful onslaught he intends, there is enough here to spark a general debate about the way homosexuality is marginalised thanks to self-deluding and self-serving politicos.
By Republican-bashing on big topics like gay marriage and AIDS-funding, [director Kirby] Dick avoids exploring ideas. Outrage diminishes crucial, non-partisan gay-identity issues of fear, guilt and self-acceptance.
A brave, provocative and thoroughly compelling exposé that you'll be talking about for weeks.
One can at least partly embrace the concept that outing pols who torpedo gay rights is defensible and still find Dick's film too frequently a would-be sensationalistic bit of tut-tutting for queer Dems and their politically-connected friends.
A well-documented cautionary tale that should spark broader discussion of the integrity of those making our laws, and the larger implications of living a closeted life.
It's an excellent film that has the potential to stand at a turning point in history and it's a must-see.
Despite its title, Outrage is calm, riveting, and provocative, taking pride in officials who come out and and taking aim at those who remain closeted.
Top Criticcomprised primarily of insinuation, hearsay, and conjecture... Dick ends up taking on the worse attributes of the people he is, quite openly, judging
The examples trotted out in Outrage are so old that if you're interested in this topic, you read about them on the Internet years ago.
From the film, it seems clear that Washington is full of closeted gays, some self-hating and some merely desperately frightened for their livelihoods. Either way, the winds of generational change are upon us.
Kirby Dick's documentary argues that it's long past time that the many stories that shape closeted gay politicians' lives and careers be sorted out.
'Outrage' makes a convincing argument that legislating while living in the closet is detrimental to everyone.
A crisp, efficient, sometimes petty but often infuriating documentary about alleged gay politicians who actively campaign and vote against gay rights.
It should be relevant to all viewers of political films, but especially meaningful to the gay community.
So far, this is one of the best docs in terms of intelligence and craftsmanship this year.
I'm guessing "Outrage" ultimately is meant to continue the discussion about equal rights for gay Americans, and in that sense the film does succeed.
Having made This Film Is Not Rated (censorship), Twist of Faith (sexual abuse) and now Outrage (hypocrisy of closeted politicos), it's time to recognize Kirby Sick as a major filmmaker committed to chronicling and fighting socially relevant causes.
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