90
Perfectly situated in the maelstrom of the personal and the political, Sound and Fury creates a space for serious, obstinate contention.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
100
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Rarely does a movie combine so much genuine human drama with such vivid exemplifications of "identity politics" and other sociocultural issues.
75
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
The real revelation of Sound and Fury is how it introduces hearing people to a culture they insist on ignoring.
88
Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis
By the time the film is over, you may not feel differently about the key issues than you first did, but you will have many more facts (sound) and opinions (fury) to consider.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Josh Aronson's Sound and Fury, as illuminating and comprehensive as it is heart-wrenching, is an example of what the documentary can accomplish at its most vital and engaging.
91
Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan
Aronson's intriguing, complicated and well-filmed documentary will keep you talking for days.
67
Austin Chronicle by Kimberley Jones
An absorbing human drama.
100
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
A documentary with the emotional power of the very best in narrative film. It has characters impossible to forget, moments impossible to shake and an ending that leaves the audience both moved and rattled.
83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
Both intellectually absorbing and emotionally gripping.