A movie that re-creates its object of satire with such pitch-perfect flair that it all but erases the line between derision and love.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Mr. Guest and Mr. Levy's jokes are sometimes so subtle as to seem imperceptible, until you realize that they are everywhere, from the broadest gestures to the tiniest details of dress and décor.Read Full Review »
100
Village Voice: Michael Atkinson
Another unforetold career acme: Christopher Guest's seductive and brilliantly modulatory A Mighty Wind, which trains its laser-sight on the decaying legacy of Peter, Paul and Mary-style pop-folk.Read Full Review »
90
Washington Post: Desson Thomson
There's an extra dimension here, not present in the other comedies. Not only is the material amusing, it's charmingly engaging.Read Full Review »
90
Time: Richard Corliss
The sweetest and funniest of Guest's true-life fake-umentaries.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
Guest has proven to be this era's master of humanist satire.Read Full Review »
90
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Manohla Dargis
The jokes would be funny even if they weren't perfectly timed, but what makes them come across as so poignant is the seriousness with which the director and his co-conspirators deliver their jabs and japes.Read Full Review »
90
Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
It's a fine-grained picture that goes for the sideways laughs rather than the straight-ahead ones. This is sketch comedy as method acting.Read Full Review »
90
Slate: David Edelstein
Almost to a one, the people Guest casts are virtuosos, and he lets them hit notes they can't hit anywhere else.Read Full Review »
88
USA Today: Mike Clark
Like the first half of "Best in Show," the movie is so deadpan that sometimes you have to pinch yourself to realize how potently satirical it is.Read Full Review »
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