[Michael B.] Jordan is the saving grace of this TV movie; There's enough good...especially in Jordan's performance, to recommend "Fahrenheit 451," but it's not the slam-dunk you'd expect of a prestigious adaptation of a great American novel
Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon make for a compelling pair in an aptly modernized update that still feels far too conventional; Unfortunately, "Fahrenheit 451" isn't hard-hitting enough as a film to be a proper motivating factor on its own