SummaryLouder Than a Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world’s largest youth slam. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures the turbulent lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa. While the topics they tackle are often deepl... Read More
Directed By:Greg Jacobs, Jon Siskel
Louder Than a Bomb
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May 19, 2011
91
Louder Than A Bomb is a different kind of high-school movie, brimming with life and hope instead of social-climbing, bullying, and furtive first kisses.
Apr 30, 2011
88
Siskel and Jacobs focus on the performances, which are inspiring and electrifying.
May 21, 2011
80
Arguably the best creative decision Jacobs and Siskel make in the film is choosing their talented subjects.
May 17, 2011
80
The movie floats to another realm entirely when the cameras go into the home of Nova Venerable, a smart, eloquent, gorgeous girl whose love for her special-needs younger brother and their hardworking single mom is expressed in terms that sidestep the formulaic verbal and physical bombast of so many of her peers.
Jun 16, 2011
75
The real value of poetry - of the contest itself - is not revealed until the closing credits, when we see the impressive list of colleges that the movie's four subjects have gone on to.
May 17, 2011
60
The efforts to document the teams' creative processes aren't particularly successful - no camera can capture something that elusive - but the filmmakers do a fine job with the back stories of the featured poets.
May 17, 2011
60
The kids pick up the filmmakers' lyrical slack more often than not, but this ode to the power of verse could really use a redraft.
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Production Company:
- Siskel/Jacobs Productions
Release Date:May 18, 2011
Duration:1 h 39 m
Awards
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Humanitas Prize
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
