Fresh
The only civilized response to this display of abject ignorance, hatred and bigotry is one of anguished despair, but Levin's film enlightens as much as it enrages.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Overview
A documentary about the rise of anti-Semitism in the USA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Director and cast
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67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's probably useful for the world to know the extreme lengths to which bigotry is willing to travel; Protocols may not be the best-made documentary, but it definitely fills in those blanks.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Rotten
Protocols ultimately lacks the focus and the scope to have much effect beyond causing us to shake our heads in dismay at the usual suspects: ignorance and those who would exploit it.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
Levin's film is most effective as it objectively documents the history of international anti-Semitism, but loses ground whenever it reverts back to anecdotal coverage of the subject.
Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
Rotten
Rambling and disjointed, Protocols of Zion starts out pretty interesting and then begins skidding all over the place, losing focus just as it should be building momentum.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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