Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

"Chris Smith's documentary wisely understands that the 2019 college admissions scandal is part of a larger broken system."

"The script's skilful tension makes it easy to forgive Operation Varsity Blues its occasionally clunky missteps."

"...Bluntly effective in getting across the casual venality of (Springer's) clients, who rarely pause to consider the moral implications of their choices, though they frequently remember to fret about being caught."

"What makes Operation Varsity Blues a movie of great value... is that it presents a searing and searching indictment of the commodification of college..."

"The documentary does a solid job of detailing how it all came crashing down..."

"What becomes clear in this film - if it wasn't obvious already - is that sometimes the ways in which the rich and powerful thrive have nothing to do with merit."

"Operation Varsity Blues is entertaining, but may send you into a sputtering rage."

"The salacious aspects of the scandal still earn a passing grade, but due to the unwieldy hybrid format, just barely."