88
Dolores is a fascinating corrective to 50-plus years of American history. It’s educational, to be sure, but also exhilarating, inspiring and deeply emotional.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
86
Huerta comes across as warm, wise and indefatigable in Bratt’s provocative and inspirational film, but he doesn’t engage in hagiography.
80
Dolores crams a great deal of information, themes, and diverse archival materials into a sharp, cogent whole.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Duane Byrge
Bratt certainly illuminates the uncertainty of her quest: the early dawns of heading out to rally strangers and the turmoil of a life fighting against superior, institutional forces.
80
The New York Times by Ken Jaworowski
Peter Bratt, the director, uses an immense amount of historical footage and interviews, arranged with clarity.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
The unexpected thing about Dolores, finally, is that if its political story makes it important, its human story makes it involving.
88
RogerEbert.com by Matt Zoller Seitz
Huerta is such a commanding figure, and the array of historical footage marshalled on behalf of her story is so impressive, that the film makes a strong impression.
63
Slant Magazine by Peter Goldberg
Peter Bratt's documentary sharply trumpets Dolores Huerta's life and centrality in the turbulent history of social justice since the '60s.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Hartlaub
The locally sourced documentary is always engaging — lively and well-paced with an impressive list of interviewees from Hillary Clinton to Huerta herself.
75
Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer
Her social activism often left her children, some of whom are interviewed, in the lurch. It’s a contradiction the film could have more sharply explored.