Review of In Transit (2015) by Patti C — 04 Sep 2017

Interesting concept, but meh execution...

This review of In Transit (2015) was written by Patti C on 04 Sep 2017.

In Transit has generally received positive reviews.

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By Daniel Nava (97) for Chicago Cinema Circuit (97) on 03 Dec 2018

a clear-eyed, optimistic, and sincere look at American life…

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By Leah Pickett (132) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Sep 2017

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 09 Aug 2017

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By Conor Bateman (24) for 4:3 (202) on 16 May 2016

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By Christopher Campbell (291) for Thrillist (209) on 08 Feb 2018

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By Nathanael Hood (305) for Screen Comment (27) on 27 Dec 2018

The final feature by Albert Maysles...it utilizes the unobtrusive techniques he helped pioneer...to capture a stirring cross-section of humanity…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for Time Out (7,510) on 16 Apr 2015

Immediately joining the ranks of cinema's most bittersweet swansongs, this gentle but (literally) moving doc takes us along for a ride on the…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for New York Times (5,786) on 21 Jun 2017

At 76 minutes, the movie may seem modest, but there are shades of Jack Kerouac and Studs Terkel in its chronicler's ambitions, and echoes of…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 30 Aug 2017

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