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Passionate and powerfully acted, Fruitvale Station serves as a celebration of life, a condemnation of death, and a triumph for star Michael B. Jordan.
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Coogler's realistic debut recreates Grant's final day with affection, refusing to cast him as either saint or sinner. Sep 23, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Coogler's realistic debut recreates Grant's final day with affection, refusing to cast him as either saint or sinner.
Kate Muir
Jordan doesn't beg for our sympathy and is all the more magnetic as a result. The finale is devastating. Jun 6, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Jordan doesn't beg for our sympathy and is all the more magnetic as a result. The finale is devastating.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
There is something almost spiritual in the eerie importance that all the ordinary, banal facts of a life achieve under scrutiny, as time is running out. Jun 5, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
There is something almost spiritual in the eerie importance that all the ordinary, banal facts of a life achieve under scrutiny, as time is running out.
Peter Bradshaw
Just... no. This is heartstring-tugging hooey. Jun 5, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Just... no. This is heartstring-tugging hooey.
David Jenkins
Michael B. Jordan is simply brilliant in his portrayal of Grant, whom Coogler presents as a generally happy, if complex and somewhat troubled young man. Dec 10, 2013 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Michael B. Jordan is simply brilliant in his portrayal of Grant, whom Coogler presents as a generally happy, if complex and somewhat troubled young man.
Bill Goodykoontz
The intimacy of debut writer-director Ryan Coogler's approach to the film and the no-frills, believably real quality of the main performances combine to drive the senselessness of Oscar's killing home with visceral impact. Dec 10, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The intimacy of debut writer-director Ryan Coogler's approach to the film and the no-frills, believably real quality of the main performances combine to drive the senselessness of Oscar's killing home with visceral impact.
Bruce Ingram
Such sad outcomes are all too commonplace in the United States, and this simple, stridently moving film drives home the pointlessness of a life lost for no reason. Jun 28, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Such sad outcomes are all too commonplace in the United States, and this simple, stridently moving film drives home the pointlessness of a life lost for no reason.
Leigh Paatsch
It's a rough sit, sometimes unpleasant, and ultimately deeply painful, but somehow an essential watch. Jun 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's a rough sit, sometimes unpleasant, and ultimately deeply painful, but somehow an essential watch.
Matthew Lucas
Ryan Coogler, aided by a wonderfully compelling performance from his central actor, has created an emotionally strong film that stays in the heart and corners of the eyes for a long time after the credits. Jun 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Ryan Coogler, aided by a wonderfully compelling performance from his central actor, has created an emotionally strong film that stays in the heart and corners of the eyes for a long time after the credits.
Christopher Preston
It's a film that shines with passion and truth, and which you can't help feeling ought to be compulsory viewing. Jun 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's a film that shines with passion and truth, and which you can't help feeling ought to be compulsory viewing.
Alexa Dalby
Fruitvale Station will rattle you to the core. Apr 12, 2019 | Rating: 9.1/10 | Full Review…
Fruitvale Station will rattle you to the core.
Bernard Boo
It's a powerful piece of filmmaking that is full of raw energy -- a movie that will stay with you long after the closing credits roll. Apr 9, 2019 | Full Review…
It's a powerful piece of filmmaking that is full of raw energy -- a movie that will stay with you long after the closing credits roll.
Micheal Compton
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