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75 out of 100

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9.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: At Dominquez High School in Compton, California, basketball is valued above all else. The school has not staged a play in over twenty years. With no budget and no stage, English teacher Catherine Borek attempts to mount a theatrical production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," in an effort to make a change. In the process she takes her fledgling students on a journey of self-discovery. (Film Movement)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    100
    A whole world can be fit into 76 minutes, and that's what the splendid documentary OT: our town manages to do.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    90
    A smart, seamless commentary on race, class and the expectations (or lack of) that are often attached to them. Kennedy is helped greatly by deep currents of heart and humor that pull you into the unfolding tale, and to the edge of your seat as the countdown to opening night begins.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    38
    Seems to exist solely to drive this observation home in the most heavy-handed way.

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