81
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeLike such trendsetting classics as “Paris Is Burning” and “Rize,” this kaleidoscopically vibrant, essential-viewing survey plunges audiences into a dazzling underground scene, celebrating the endangered art form it finds there.
- 90The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeThis is a passion project in the best sense of the word, a movie in which the ingenuity and dedication of the filmmakers illuminate the same qualities in their subjects.
- 80Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterInfused with nostalgia, United Skates is also an infectious call to arms, noting the way in which communities are starting to fight back.
- 80L.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlL.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlOften, a scene-survey doc that takes on so much — cultural history, present-day portraiture, regional distinctions, celebrity interviews, fly-on-the-wall reportage — can play as scattershot. That’s not so with United Skates. Round and round it flows — why not jump on in?
- 75Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownThe documentary brings to the foreground a fascinating and, moreover, beautiful culture lurking in the background of other stories.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe doc's heart is with ordinary people who have no show-business ambitions.