THE FORCE goes inside an embattled urban police department struggling to rebuild trust in one of America's most violent yet promising cities.... (Full plot summary below)
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THE FORCE goes inside an embattled urban police department struggling to rebuild trust in one of America's most violent yet promising cities.
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| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe fly-on-the-wall style is a slow build that leads to an immersive experience, and then an ultimate payoff as the change-minded department detours into another scandal. The Force is like watching a drug addict take a few meaningful steps toward recovery, only to relapse again. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyWhen Mayor Libby Schaaf pledges to root out the department's "toxic macho culture," it's hard not to wonder if maybe, just maybe, that was the problem all along. |
| Film InquiryArlin GoldenNicks has crafted and important and timeless film that hopefully one day we'll be able to look back upon as history far removed from the current moment. Here's hoping. |
| Paste MagazineTim GriersonIn the gripping, inspiring — and, ultimately, dispiriting — documentary The Force, a troubled police force tries to redeem itself, only to learn how nearly impossible the task may be. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansGood intentions run into bad habits in The Force, a compelling documentary inside the troubled Oakland Police Department. |
| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiThis is a strong film that tackles a charged subject in a fair and even-handed manner. The Force will give viewers of all social and political persuasions much to think about afterwards. |
| The Tracking BoardEdward DouglasA fascinating doc just being able to see how things really work within the police department compared to what we see in press conferences and through the media. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Steven HsiehAs the nation turns its eyes on its police departments, Nicks offers an interior view of one adapting to the dictates of 21st-century policing. |
| Village VoiceBilge EbiriThe Force is hypnotic and eye-opening. Nicks has a style that is both experiential and ethereal: From its ground-level immersion in the minutiae of police work to its sweeping helicopter shots of the city at night, The Force has the texture of a Michael Mann film combined with the clarity of a Frederick Wiseman documentary. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaA documentary that is at once about a police department, a city and, by extension, a nation on the brink of dissolution. |
