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New York Times

The movie may offer an incriminatory catalog of organizational failure, but it also repeatedly shows people trying to make the system work.

September 21, 2017

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The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

As the nation turns its eyes on its police departments, Nicks offers an interior view of one adapting to the dictates of 21st-century policing.

September 28, 2017

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PopMatters

Although it has its imperfections, The Force stands out for its uniquely equitable treatment of law enforcement as a complex organism necessitating difficult incremental changes.

December 21, 2017

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RogerEbert.com

A strong film that tackles a charged subject in a fair and even-handed manner. The Force will give viewers of all social and political persuasions much to think about afterwards.

September 22, 2017

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Film Inquiry

Nicks has crafted and important and timeless film that hopefully one day we'll be able to look back upon as history far removed from the current moment. Here's hoping.

October 03, 2017

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Variety

The strength, and fascination, of "The Force" is that the movie isn't on anyone's side.

February 01, 2017

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Paste Magazine

... we see why it's so hard for minorities to feel like they can trust those assigned to protect them. Two communities pull in opposite directions, perhaps permanently.

October 27, 2017

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AV Club

To his credit, director Peter Nicks accepts the dispiriting trajectory that this initially hopeful film ultimately takes-there's no dissembling here.

September 20, 2017

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San Francisco Chronicle

Nicks doesn't deal in heroes and villains - the police and the community activists all get nuanced portrayals. But when mistakes are made, no one gets off the hook either.

September 14, 2017

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The Tracking Board

A fascinating doc just being able to see how things really work within the police department compared to what we see in press conferences and through the media.

September 23, 2017

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Film-Forward.com

Seeming transparency, earnest meetings, and revised training procedures all turn out not to have revealed the rotten core of business-as-usual ethics after all.

December 17, 2017

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Los Angeles Times

The result, unusual in a documentary involving the police and the public, is a film that does not advocate for anything but the truth, one that aims to show what happens on both sides of an issue rather than coming down in favor of one or the other.

October 20, 2017

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