Its one-week theatrical run will make it eligible for Academy Award consideration, though given that organization's often pitiful record when it comes to nonfiction film, it seems unlikely that a movie this subtly intelligent would make its short list.
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New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
It was a true media circus, and despite Polanski's work before and since, the film shows how it will forever be his first association in the public consciousness. In the U.S., at least.
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Film Threat
Film Threat
The film is most remarkable when it exposes the ease with which the press and a self-obsessed judge can pervert the country's justice system.
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
If you go into "Wanted and Desired" with preconceptions, prepare to feel them challenged and altered, even if they are ultimately confirmed. The facts speak loudly.