Feature celebration the 70-year career of Rita Moreno—one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and...
Feature celebration the 70-year career of Rita Moreno—one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award—and the mighty influence she had on her fellow Hispanic-American performers.
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96 %113 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
93 %44 reviewsAudience score rating
"(A) televisual but still touching documentary tribute..."
The Guardian"A portrait filled with dazzling archival footage and shorn of ambiguities and unflattering viewpoints."
The New York Times"A lively and illuminating new documentary..."
IndieWire"Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It has a lot of star power... But none outshines the feisty subject herself."
San Francisco Chronicle"The repeated explosions of uplift in director Mariem Pérez Riera’s doc feel pretty well-earned."
Variety"It doesn’t tell us much that Moreno hasn’t divulged already..."
A.V. Club"The film might be conventionally structured, but the singular ebullience and warmth of its resilient subject make it highly entertaining."
Hollywood Reporter"What truly sets the movie apart is Moreno’s unwavering honesty."
Paste"(A) delightful and useful documentary..."
Wall Street Journal"A dazzling look at the much-adorned star's career..."
CNN"Capably balances the present and the past, and brings in outside viewpoints to emphasize her points."
RogerEbert.comRita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It | Details
- Rating
- PG-13,
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
