Hold Your Fire

Forbes does something daring with the interviews. He will juxtapose comments that are contradictory, not necessarily in fact but in interpretation or emphasis. This creates a kind of stereo effect that enlarges the film.

The excellent and infuriating Hold Your Fire has all the twists and turns of the best hostage movie thrillers.

The multiple perspectives in “Hold Your Fire” add up to a fascinating look back at a still-raging debate over the true purpose of policing.

Hold Your Fire is a bona-fide thriller, its elements in delicate balance.

What emerges is a kaleidoscopic narrative that lays bare the disconnect between the officers and the communities they serve.

'Hold Your Fire' isn’t satisfied with simplicity.

Sad, very dark... tremendously revealing. [Full review in Spanish]

The compelling documentary Hold Your Fire has lessons that go beyond this chronicle of a notorious hostage crisis that happened in New York City in 1973. The movie shows how dangerous situations can be de-escalated with the correct communication.

What Hold Your Fire accomplishes especially well is its objectivity. It never pushes too hard to exonerate or prove the guilt of any side.

One of the best documentaries you will see this year that makes a great coupling with Stanley Nelson’s Attica. The fact that most of the players on both side of this story are alive to tell the story feels like a miracle.