Loudmouth

It didn't delve deeply enough, unfortunately.

It’s as sobering a prism as any through which to view a troublemaker’s life, what hasn’t changed, and what count as incremental victories.

As straightforward as it appears, “Loudmouth” also invites an engaged but necessarily judicious scrutiny.

There is little in the film that offers insight into what makes him tick as a person.

The film makes no apologies for Sharpton's decades of using the media to spotlight racial injustice.

A sense of admiration and responsibility courses through the doc, an orientation that eventually curdles the narrative.

Loudmouth turns the screen into a time machine allowing the audience to travel back to NYC in the late 80s early 90s and experience the shocking similarities to what we are experiencing in the 21st century.

Fascinating as it is to see the sheer drive and determination of a man who builds his persona with unwavering dedication, Loudmouth can appear somewhat hagiographical in its approach.

Shows the intriguing contrast between the Sharpton of the '80s and '90s and the man of today, also showing that the previous Al was much more interesting.

While it's absolutely true that the dominant media has a double standard for Black activists it wouldn't apply to white do-gooders there's a lot here that goes unchallenged.