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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAdmirers of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and other Dick literature will enjoy this nonfiction look at the writer, his career, and his eccentricities, some of which were as bizarre as his fiction.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe filmmakers created an animated version of the writer to accompany audio clips of Dick speaking. It's a well-intentioned but unsatisfying invention, which pretty much sums up the whole enterprise.
- 30Film.comHenry Cabot BeckFilm.comHenry Cabot BeckDoesn't have the courage or inclination to go inside of Dick's ideas, or offer any kind of structured or detailed approach to his thinking or writing.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe documentary doesn't get near the prowess of its subject; it passes through your life like a minor daydream.
- 28Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardMr. ShowbizKevin MaynardDuller-than-a-Vitalife-convention compilation of talking heads.
- 25New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanAnyone interested in this remarkably prolific author would be better off visiting a library or bookshop.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardBoth a fan's dream and a moviegoer's nightmare: It ends up being all about those who remember and interpret Philip K. Dick and not about the man himself.
- 20Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonWriters are only interesting for what they've written, and for that you'll have to go read.