Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

cmarthur817 This documentary is highly informative and is a must see for anyone interested in social justice. We rarely have the opportunity to hear the voices of the community members who feel compelled, often at great personal and financial risk, to disrupt their (and their family's) lives to stand up for the people in their community, demanding rights to which all US citizens are entitled. Also, we rarely have the opportunity to hear personal perspectives on these same issues of police who are also members of the community. The mainstream news media often takes an 'if it bleeds it leads' stance, looking for violence - and in cases of black communities, looting - by a small minority of those present, as opposed to reporting on the actual, deeper factors that oblige everyday citizens to march in the streets. This documentary aims to look deeper, for example, as community members discuss root causes for the unrest with the new police commissioner. The language is raw in some instances, but so is the emotion. This isn't a political issue for this community and others like it: their very lives and those of their children are at stake. It's not always easy to watch, but definitely worth it to gain a deeper understanding of what occurred in Baltimore.

Brent Burkwell Don't spend your money, the movie is nothing more than left wing propaganda, all lies, no truth what so ever. The liberals celebrating criminals and vilifying the police. So what is the point of wasting your time? Trust me, your money would be better spent on a Big Mac, fries and a coke(0r Pepsi, if you prefer).

jrneptune This review has plenty of spoilers being that it is meant to provide more information than the extremely negative review that given about it initially.Personally I believe all lives matter but when it comes to people of color there does seem to be an injustice taking place if that statement upsets you then you probably should not read further. I do believe the lives of officers matter as well.The documentary focuses on the city of Baltimore and what happened with the Freddie Gray death and how the police and community dealt with it. I like the fact that it focused mainly on the one death and the movement that started with it and how the community and police are trying to work together.Now the main spoilers, key figures and facts: The documentary explains how Police in Maryland have their own Bill of Rights that was codified in 1974 and when alleged of a crime it would be reviewed by Trial Council of their own peers and the investigation has special restrictions and time restraints not normally seen by regular citizens.Lt Col Melvin Russell, Police Community Collaboration, explains in the past when police walked through the communities they would learn and socialize with the community but with the use of patrol cars they started going from hot-spot to hot-spot instead and now there is less communication taking place with everyday citizens. He is working with community organizers to reduce crime and improve communications.Makayla Gilliam-Price (Activist) One of the founders of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in Baltimore, Pushing for social change from early on and parents approve of her passion and try to advice her to stay within the legal system as well while stressing to her to focus on her education first.Kevin Davis (Baltimore Interim and later Police Chief) people are blaming him for officers that arrested Freddie Gray and a divisive figure but he also gives the impression that Baltimore comes first and has handed out his cell phone number to community organizers so they can contact him directly. Which they do take advantage of.Ex-gang leader (Genard "Shadow" Barr) Says one solution for the community is to have jobs but why isn't anyone suggesting starting their own self-employment or pooling skills to provide services instead of repeating the cycle? He does later organize an interdenominational service after the first mistrial between community groups and the police, and one person is quoted as saying they are making real changes and probably having more effect than the young people protesting and marching at City Hall.Kwame Rose (Activist) looking at events from one side and even when he is breaking the law, because he wasn't arrested, even though warned, continues to break the law and then can't understand when he does get arrested why he is in trouble and blames the system. Get arrested for being a public nuisance and resisting arrest after protesting outside of City Hall for 3 days with a megaphone. Parents try explaining to him where he was wrong. Later seen outside City Hall again with megaphone while on probation. Gets arrested again with 3 charges against him. He had a private attorney the first time but is broke now and for trial even the ACLU would not represent him. Found guilty of disobeying an officer and ACLU filed an appeal. Final result served one day of probation for disorderly conduct and all other charges were dropped.Adam Jackson and Dayvon Love, group of older adults running an community organization to get real changes made to policies while supporting and educating activists such as Kwame and Makayla. They are also trying to get the Trial review board to include non-police members. Something being done in other states as well but the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) union is resisting it.The media has there part in the story as well, too many are looking for ratings instead of either the truth, source of the issues, or solutions and are following a "if it bleeds it leads" mentality or in one simpler word "sensationalism".A Maryland Bill is debated requiring citizen participation on police disciplinary boards and that certain hearings are to be public and it does get passed even though the FOP union says they are again citizens having a say in what happens to officers.End results all the officers are found not guilty but the Justice department also releases a scathing report criticizing the Baltimore Police department of routine discrimination and rampant use of excessive fore without accountability.Lt Col Russell later makes a key statement, it took the Baltimore uprising to wake the system up.If any of the above interests you then it will be worth the watch.#BaltimoreRisingDoc @HBODocs

emperormarshmallow Ignore comments about this documentary being liberal bias and about "thugs" -- this film is a historical and situational look into the lives of the Baltimore community, both citizens, police officers, and everyone in between. This documentary seamlessly ties together everyone's competing realities over Baltimore and the 2015 riots and asks bigger questions about the effectiveness and accountability that exists (or lack thereof) within legal and judicial systems in the United States, particularly Baltimore.