Benazir Bhutto 2010

Mike Hale, New York Times: While the film gives us a strong sense of Bhutto's personality and strength,...it can only suggest the daily family and political machinations that were her reality, and leaves no clear sense of the truth of the corruption charges that dogged her. Read more

Andrew Schenker, Time Out: O'Hara's doc not only recounts the leader's life and career; it also offers a fascinating look back at the history of her troubled nation, wisely placing its current political volatility in an easily graspable context. Read more

Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe: At one point, Bhutto says she wants to avenge her father's death. "Bhutto'' proves she did. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Benazir Bhutto had a life that makes fiction pale by comparison. Read more

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: While their subject is fascinating and her nation's role in propping up the Taliban has had repercussions from New York to India, the filmmakers don't find a straightforward way to tell Bhutto's story. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: A worthy portrait of a phenomenal woman. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Bhutto conveys a forceful sense of tectonic social and geopolitical shifts, as well as the courageous, heartbreaking personal sacrifices its subject made in service to both her homeland and ideals. Read more

Washington Post: An exhaustive, if sometimes exhausting, look at a larger-than-life figure. Read more