
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States Supreme Court is called into question when Anita Hill, a former colleague, testifies that he sexually harassed her.... (Full plot summary below)
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Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States Supreme Court is called into question when Anita Hill, a former colleague, testifies that he sexually harassed her.
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| Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardConfirmation, like those hearings, settles nothing. The film's coda suggests the country has come a long way. That, along with everything else here, will give viewers plenty to talk about. |
| Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernWashington's performance is fortifying, especially during the scenes of the Senate testimony, in which the actress speaks in the authentically halting delivery of Hill's nervous voice. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneNeal JustinWe may never know who was telling the truth, but there's no denying the ramifications, too deep and wide to fit on a T-shirt. |
| AV ClubJoshua AlstonWith a cast so formidable, it's almost a shame Confirmation isn't a story that could have been expanded to series length. But it's a story worth telling, one about the kind of quiet heroism that doesn't always translate well to the screen. |
| Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloThe proceedings riveted America and brought sexual harassment and workplace equality into the forefront of our conversation. Of course we know how this case ends too... but that doesn't make reliving it any less fascinating, or important. |
| FlavorwireLara ZarumHBO's original film about the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings is a quietly powerful portrait of institutional dysfunction in the face of an uncomfortable truth. |
| SlateWilla PaskinConfirmation is not a particularly good production, but it is gripping. |
| OregonianKristi TurnquistWhat keeps Confirmation watchable are vivid performances by a terrific cast. Washington - freed from the overacting mandate that seems part of the Scandal cast playbook - is subtle and moving as Hill. |
| National ReviewArmond WhiteGrant and Famuyiwa, with their dependence on famous names and talking heads, prove incapable of achieving character depth, atmosphere, or intellectual nuance. Instead, this turning-point cultural event falls into the maw of TV sensationalism. |
| TheWrapTim GriersonThe case for Anita Hill -- and all the unknown Anita Hills -- is argued persuasively in "Confirmation," a dutiful, solidly entertaining drama that effectively stirs the viewer's righteous indignation. |