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.
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05/07/09
Outrage (2009)
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Reviews Counted:55
Fresh:42
Rotten:13
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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Reviews for Outrage
After a relatively dry beginning, the film builds in passion and intensity until attaining a stirring cumulative power.
05/07/09
Outrage succeeds as activism, but it excels as a window into certain political psyches.
06/04/09
Top Critic[A] passionate, engaging, but sometimes irresponsible exposé.
05/29/09
The film's pretty good about saying why so much in the culture encourages a political life in the closet, either tacitly or directly. But even The Advocate had a problem with calling it a brilliantly orchestrated conspiracy.
05/29/09
Top CriticHypocrites beware: Kirby Dick will have none of your shenanigans.
04/29/09
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.
05/09/09
A hugely entertaining, effective doc, and even if no one sees it, it should provide fuel for the fire for years to come.
05/15/09
So far, this is one of the best docs in terms of intelligence and craftsmanship this year.
05/06/09
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08/19/09
'Outrage' makes a convincing argument that legislating while living in the closet is detrimental to everyone.
06/26/09
However, when it sticks to its strongest angle--attacking these people for their endless capacity for self-denial--"Outrage" does pack a significant punch and for this reason alone, it deserves to be seen.
05/22/09
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.
05/02/09
You'd expect a documentary about closeted gay politicians who hide their sexuality behind virulently antigay voting records to be a diatribe. But Kirby Dick's furious, deft, revealing film is humane enough to separate the sinner from the sin.
05/06/09
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.
05/01/09
The perceptive exploration of the deep-rooted, fundamental problems of a culture preoccupied with the perfect "American" brand provides the heart of Outrage.
05/02/09
The average viewer will be satisfied with the product, even if the film offers hardly any new information. The doc buff will witness a film that can't surface above the steady nonfiction output at the art house.
05/26/09
This is gotcha journalism at its most insistent.
05/08/09
comprised primarily of insinuation, hearsay, and conjecture... Dick ends up taking on the worse attributes of the people he is, quite openly, judging
05/07/09
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.
05/08/09
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