The Fight

Very informative. It's not an "eat your vegetables" thing at all; it is shot and cut very thrillingly and you really come to care and appreciate the hard work that these folks put in.

It's a fairly thrilling and gut-wrenching examination of how these things work.

This is a jubilant and mischievous documentary that suggests changing the world for the better is something we can all do.

Effective stylistic choices, like the hand-drawn animations that accompany courtroom audio, and a dark sense of humour smooth out any rough edges.

It gives each of the cases enough time to play out and also add up to a rich portrait of a complex organization.

A lively and watchable account of the full-tilt battle being fought by the ACLU...

...what we have is an eminently well-meaning call to arms, with a closing reminder from the subjects that it's not lawyers but We, the People, who can turn things around.

Jamming all of this into a brief documentary results in a shallow montage of soundbites.

It's a solid film if you care to see the inner workings of the ACLU.

Reminds us that all is not lost, that there remains an opportunity to right even the worst wrongs and that...even the most insurmountable obstacles can be overcome.