Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal Reviews

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• this is a spectacular story; "Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal" is easily platforming itself as one of the great documentaries this year -- it's audacious, outrageous and goddamn sensational

  by Daniel Hart [Ready Steady Cut ]

• this documentary offers a riveting account of a scandal that captured headlines in 2019 and a devastating reflection on US culture, higher education, and an unjust system of wealth and privilege

  by Jennifer Green [Common Sense Media ]

• the movie offers new insights into the ways Rick Singer exploited elite colleges' preferential treatment of wealthy white students; The script's skillful tension makes it easy to forgive "Operation Varsity Blues" its occasionally clunky missteps

  by Inkoo Kang [The Hollywood Reporter ]

• insightful and entertaining look at the scandal which saw wealthy US parents buying college places for their kids

  by Emma Simmonds [The List Film (UK) ]

• engrossing "Operation Varsity Blues" takes a deep dive into the college admissions scandal; The documentary does a solid job of detailing how it all came crashing down; as one arrest leads to another arrest leads to the arrest of mastermind Rick Singer

  by Richard Roeper [Chicago Sun-Times ]

• Chris Smith's sly and enraging new documentary "Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal", ..ingeniously pulls back the curtain to tell a cautionary tale worth hearing

  Review rate : B+ by Nate Adams [The Only Critic ]

• Chris Smith's documentary wisely understands that the 2019 college admissions scandal is part of a larger broken system

  Review rate : B+ by Matt Goldberg [Collider ]

• "Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal" is a pretty straightforward title for such a strange — and effective — documentary; the way Chris Smith lays everything out.. is so compelling

  by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]

• "Operation Varsity Blues" presents the whole iceberg, in an innovative and compelling way; "Operation Varsity Blues" has all the facts, and lays them out with galvanizing clarity and precision

  by Owen Gleiberman [Variety ]

• "Operation Varsity Blues" is a reminder that there is so much about the college admissions process that needs reforming

  by Danielle Solzman [Solzy at the Movies ]

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