Becoming

Name: Becoming
Director: Nadia Hallgren
Released: 2020

Synopsis

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.

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Chicago Sun-Times
For every sobering note, Becoming has a dozen uplifting moments.
80
The Telegraph
If you're a fan of hers, you've heard it all before. Still, if you're a fan of hers, there is plenty here to enjoy.
75
The Associated Press
Hallgren weaves together a compelling narrative with these public and private interviews that builds chronologically to the present.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
Without being revelatory, the documentary shows the events that made her, points to the things that inspire her and leaves viewers hanging as to where we're likely to see Michelle Obama next — or if that's even the question we're supposed to ask.
70
Washington Post
The film (streaming Wednesday, directed by Nadia Hallgren) is a thoughtful scrapbook, briskly perused — an inside look that never gets too inside.
70
Los Angeles Times
Some would call this picture flattering — not unflattering, anyway — though it strikes me as a believable picture of a person who doesn’t need flattery, either to look good or to feel good about herself.
65
TheWrap
It’s tricky to tell a feel-good story in a time in which many people are feeling anything but good, but “Becoming” film insists on doing just that.
63
Chicago Tribune
There’s no way to experience Becoming apolitically, not now. You don’t have to consider it first-rate documentary filmmaking of any sort to feel something watching it.