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Mr. Untouchable

Overview


Genre :

Documentary

Release Date :

October 26, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Marc Levin

Starring :

Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes, Thelma Grant, Carol Hawkins-Williams, Leon Scrap Batts

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

“..what's perhaps most surprising about "Mr. Untouchable" is how uninteresting Barnes' rise to power actually is..”
by Robert Koehler [Variety]
Review rate : B

“..On its own, "Mr. Untouchable" is a solid education on a specific period of time reigned over by a demon who willingly spread sickness to line his pockets..”
by Brian Orndorf [FilmJerk.com]
2 of 4

“..never rises above an exploitative puff piece aimed at giving ruthless killers the opportunity to reminisce about the good ol' days..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4

“..Mr. Untouchable is never dull..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
“..is less a dispassionate examination than a celebratory infomercial on its central characte..”
by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Nathan Rabin [The Onion A.V. Club]
3 of 4
Reviewed by V.A. Musetto [New York Post]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Maitland McDonagh [TV Guide]
2 of 4
Reviewed by John Anderson [Newsday]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

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