Reviews for "Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry"
"What it shows is not just the Vietnam War experiences of John Forbes Kerry but the experiences of the men who were with him and of the generation from which the candidate's story cannot be extracted."
-- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE
"An unabashed paean to Kerry's character at a time in the presidential election when Kerry's character is being questioned"
-- Jonathan Curiel, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"If you want to know about Kerry's formative years, this movie will tell you."
-- Robert Denerstein, DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
"His film is pro-Kerry, yes, but the focus is on history, not polemics, and provides a record of the crucial role of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, who because of their credentials could not be dismissed as peaceniks."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A compelling, blow-by-blow account of John Kerry's service in Vietnam -- and, more than that, the full revealing chronicle of how he ultimately came together with hundreds of his comrades to form Vietnam Veterans Against the War."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Butler does an adroit job of indicating that John O'Neill — the architect of the present smear attacks on Kerry's war record — has his own inglorious history."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"I got a charge out of Going Upriver."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"A lucid, emotionally affecting portrait not just of one man but of his times."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"What happened to the confident 27-year-old we see in the movie, who stares down the police, a hostile Nixon Administration and unfriendly journalists to deliver impassioned first-hand arguments against continuing the Vietnam conflict?"
-- Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR
"It is difficult to leave this movie without the conviction that Kerry's wartime experience was anything but honorable, regardless of how you feel about his leadership role in Vietnam Veterans Against the War."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS
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