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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinIt’s a masterful effort.
- 80The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiWhile there may be no completely dispassionate way to discuss its topic — the Armenian genocide — the film’s balance of emotion and composure helps make its stories even stronger.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoAlthough the director’s multipronged approach may dilute the impact of Intent to Destroy, there’s no denying the film’s value as an introduction to a major piece of history that continues to inspire debate of the most intense kind.
- 70Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlIntent to Destroy sometimes plays like a DVD extra that might have accompanied The Promise, but it does have value of its own in its interviews with historians, philosophers, and filmmakers and its vintage photos and footage.
- 63RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmA well-intentioned documentary that makes the puzzling miscalculation of upstaging the Armenian Genocide with “The Promise.”
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAll of this material proves fascinating. It's a shame, then, that so much of Intent to Destroy plays like a special feature for the DVD edition of The Promise.