Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
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86% of users liked it
(77 ratings)
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 3 hr. 40 min.
- Directed By
- Kevin Burns, Ken Burns
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
- On DVD
- Jan 11, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
The subject is admirably served here.
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Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters
If the film's basic structure is pedestrian, Burns is right about one thing: Johnson booms off the screen in every image.
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Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com
Unforgivable Blackness will stand as an absorbing microscope in reference to resilient black manhood in all its vulnerability and vitality.
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Boo Allen, Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
Burns does his usual bit of mastery and brings to life a time, a man, and a country.
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Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Proves that, no matter what punches were thrown at him, no one ever wiped that triumphant smile off of Jack Johnson's face.
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