Critic Reviews for Spotlight on Moviebuff.com

'Spotlight', never hits the heights of passion, but capably and decently tells an important story

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

It’s not a religion that comes under the glare of Spotlight, but an institution

Jonathan Richards, The Santa Fe New Mexican

'Spotlight', is a film that transcends the tragedy it depicts and reminds us that with all of its collective flaws and shortcomings, the U.S

Michael Clark, Gwinnett Daily Post

For all of its modesty and dedication to process, 'Spotlight', winds up being a startlingly emotional experience, and not just for filmgoers with intimate knowledge of the culture it depicts so scrupulously

Ann Hornaday, The News & Observer

'Spotlight', is the rare piece of entertainment that feels absolutely essential, this is film-making at its best and an absolute must-see

Chris Bumbray, JoBlo.com

With 'Spotlight', we get a reminder of the vital importance of an independent, professional press to any community

Mike Scott, New Orleans Los Angeles News

It just shows the importance of a great script and even better storytelling

Joanne Soh, The New Paper

'Spotlight', is a riveting, thoughtful and superb piece of cinema that deserves everyone’s attention

Scott J Davis, Flickering Myth

Bold, audacious and shocking, a consummate piece of work

Reagan Gavin Rasquinha, The Times of India

The terrific procedural drama 'Spotlight', not only celebrates the work of investigative reporters, but observes all the things that can stand in the way of an important story coming to light

Scott Renshaw, Salt Lake City Weekly

A newspaper is traditionally black and white, but 'Spotlight', is painted in all shades of gray

Jeff Labrecque, Entertainment Weekly

The powerful 'Spotlight', is a tense, crackling, meticulous, damaging and essential telling of a difficult, contemporary scandal in a major American city

Sean O'Connell, Cinema Blend

A gripping newsroom drama backed by noteworthy performances

Criselle Lobo, BookMyShow

What little style does exists in 'Spotlight', is present in its elegant, propulsive storytelling

Josh Dickey, Mashable

Brilliant acting, pacing, script and economy make the true story 'Spotlight', a well deserving whisper candidate for an Oscar

Carole Mallory, The Huffington Post

'Spotlight', with all its pain and urgency, is a pure celebration of journalists doing what they do best

Sheila O'Malley, Roger Ebert

'Spotlight', nails the details about how reporters dress, eat and work, treats this investigation as a suspenseful detective story

Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

The largely drab, linear film, almost as grey as photos in newspaper print, arranges its set pieces towards even suspense

Shalini Langer, Indian Express

'Spotlight', is about truth in many forms

Michael Smith, Tulsa World

'Spotlight', ultimately avoids a conclusion on where this sort of thing ends up, because it’s not really in the hands of any party that can be made to do the right thing

Ben Gruchow, Box Office Prophets

'Spotlight', charms effortlessly with its pure simplicity in film-making & unfurls the story behind one of the deepest scams unearthed in the Catholic system

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'Spotlight', is that rare breed of newspaper drama whose admiration for the profession is rooted in a real understanding of it as a profession

AA Dowd, AV Club

This film shines for its determined eagerness to not shine

Sen City Source, Sen City

'Spotlight', succeeds in making what should be the least interesting aspect of the story—the research—as interesting as the story itself

Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net

This is the kind of simmering process film that makes you want to roll up your sleeves and do some work

Lindsay Bahr, Yahoo News

'Spotlight', is about the power of investigative journalism, about the good that it can do, but it is also quite clearly about the evil that men - and institutions - can do

Josh Lasser, IGN

Gripping journalistic procedural drama, 'Spotlight', is a well-told story of a story that needs to be told

Bill Wine, CBS Local

It’s an intricate web, but when it’s finally untangled, a remarkable and striking picture emerges, 'Spotlight', is that picture

Matt Goldberg, Collider

'Spotlight', is ambitious and powerful, and while perhaps not as luminous as one may long for, it’s about as great as a dramatic film of this ilk

Jason Gorber, Film School Rejects

The quality of cinema is beyond measure, this is a must watch

Rachit Gupta, Filmfare

The movie celebrates a specific professional accomplishment and beautifully captures the professional ethos of journalism

AO Scott, The New York Times

'Spotlight', is a better, more compelling movie, because the story doesn't hinge on a lucky break that also happens to be highly cinematic

Rene Rodriguez, News Ok

The film proves extraordinarily perceptive in its sense of how inextricably the Church has woven itself into the very fabric of Boston life

Justin Chang, Variety

This landmark film takes a clear-eyed look at the digital future and honors the one constant that journalism needs to stay alive and relevant: a fighting spirit

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Inarguably one of the finest films on investigative journalism, 'Spotlight', is an excellent critique of what blind deference to authority or faith can do to you

Jyoti Sharma Bawa, Hindustan Times