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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittHis readings of his own work are especially thoughtful, moving, and provocative in the best possible ways.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovA meticulously-researched chunk of underground Americana that traces the poet's full life from his rather dysfunctional childhood (beneath the hoary shadow of his mentally ill mother) to his meetings and eventual friendships with Kerouac, Burroughs, Neal Cassady and other Beat luminaries. (Review of Original Release)
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumStrictly routine as filmmaking, adhering fairly consistently to the sound-bite approach. But given the subject, there's still a great deal of interest here about the life, art, milieu, and political activity of Ginsberg. (Review of Original Release)
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA refreshingly straightforward, conventional approach to the documentary form. (Review of Original Release)
- 40Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonIs it scintillating, nutty, madly inspired or ecstatically preposterous? Ginsberg himself is all these things, but this movie is not. (Review of Original Release)
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceSlowly devolves to the inept "warm bodies shine together in the darkness."