Critical Thinking (film)

Critical Thinking is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by John Leguizamo, from a screenplay by Dito Montiel. It stars Leguizamo, Michael K. Williams, Rachel Bay Jones, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Zora Casebere and Ramses Jimenez.

Critical Thinking
Teaser poster
Directed byJohn Leguizamo
Produced by
  • Scott Rosenfelt
  • Jason Mandl
Written byDito Montiel
Starring
Music byChris Hajian
CinematographyZach Zamboni
Edited byJamie Kirkpatrick
Production
company
  • Chaplin/Berkowitz Productions
  • Cinema Vertias
  • Hialeah Park Studios
  • Perfect Balance
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Set in 1998, Critical Thinking tells the true story of Cuban-American teacher Mario Martinez and his national championship winning chess team at Miami Jackson High School.

Cast

Production

In November 2018, it was announced John Leguizamo, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Michael K. Williams, Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Jeffry Battista, Corwin Tuggles and Rachel Bay Jones had joined the cast of the film, with Leguizamo directing from a screenplay by Dito Montiel.[2]

Principal photography began in November 2018.[3]

Release

It was to have had its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020.[4] However, the festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Shortly after, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[6]

Critical reception

Critical Thinking holds a 89% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.02/10.[7]

References
  1. "Critical Thinking". South by Southwest. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (November 16, 2018). "John Leguizamo, 'Bumblebee's Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Michael K. Williams To Star In 'Critical Thinking'; Leguizamo Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. "John Leguizamo's 'Critical Thinking' Open Casting Call". Project Casting. November 18, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. Ray-Ramos, Dino (January 15, 2020). "SXSW Sets Judd Apatow's 'The King Of Staten Island' As Opening-Night Film, Unveils Features And Episodics Lineups". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. "City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". South by Southwest. March 6, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. Kay, Jeremy (June 2, 2020). "John Leguizamo directorial debut lands at CMG for international sales (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. "Critical Thinking". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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