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Sheriff

2004 1h 16m Documentary List
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Filmmaker Daniel Kraus follows Sheriff Ronald E. Hewett as he works in rural North Carolina.

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Russell Scott Smith New York Post An admirably realistic portrait of police life, pointedly different from the sensationalism of TV's Cops. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 10, 2005 Full Review Anita Gates New York Times Sheriff may have a point to make about the impact of family, roots and religion on the changing face of rural America, but the film, while admirably restrained and competently made, is too polite to clarify that. Rated: 2/5 Mar 10, 2005 Full Review David Blaylock Village Voice Kraus seems determined to juxtapose the serenity of Hewett's downtime with the thrills of the dirty work, but as seen in the film it's all the same. Mar 9, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Stina Chyn Film Threat Not only do you feel like you know Sheriff Hewett, but you realize that fighting crime is more problem-solving than gun-slinging. Rated: 4/5 Mar 12, 2005 Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Kraus' short, no-frills documentary is a model of fly-on-the-wall filmmaking. Rated: 3/5 Mar 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Low-key slice-of-life that has its iffy moments (the numbing editing of early sequences -- which emphasize the tangle of words the sheriff says to his deputies and later to a news crew by jumbling and repeating the phrases -- frustrates the viewer more than it illuminates) but eventually settles into a compelling little portrait. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Daniel Kraus follows Sheriff Ronald E. Hewett as he works in rural North Carolina.
Director
Daniel Kraus
Producer
Daniel Kraus, Jason Davis
Production Co
Miramax, Go Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 16m