
Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.
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| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVital, thoughtful, and deeply personal, first-timer Darius Clark Monroe's autobiographical doc stands as a testament to the power of movies to stir empathy. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenOften-intriguing if not completely absorbing viewing. |
| The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinThe entire film could start to feel like a feature-length justification, but Darius manages to sidestep that path by never letting himself off the hook. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckShot over the course of several years, Evolution of a Crime is often rough-hewn in its execution, but it's deeply moving nonetheless. |
| Thompson on HollywoodRyan Lattanzio'Evolution of a Criminal' is a documentary and a provocation, a movie and a bitter truth to swallow. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussWithout minimizing Monroe's crime, the movie becomes a de facto argument in favor of justice tempered with mercy and understanding rather than mandatory and draconian sentencing. |
| Moveable FestStephen SaitoThe film can certainly stand alone as well as a truly unique first person account of a situation that affects millions but is all too rarely spoken about, much less with such insight. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisRaising significant questions about the psychological effects of poverty on young children, this unsettlingly direct stab at atonement feels genuine. |
| OregonianJamie S. Rich...as honest and raw a self-portrait as you're likely to get. Monroe doesn't seek pity, but instead presents himself as a cautionary tale. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldFew documentaries are as personal as Darius Clark Monroe's moving "Evolution of a Criminal," in which the filmmaker turns his camera on himself and members of his family to retell a painful story. |