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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeMonk With a Camera hints at answers, but imposes nothing. Like a good photograph, or a wise abbot, it only presents the evidence and allows us to arrive at truth.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyClearly regarded with great affection by his mentors (as well as supporters like Richard Gere), Vreeland makes very pleasant company... The directors adopt a similarly unpretentious, bemused tone in following him around.
- 75RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comSo, while the film doesn’t delve into the doctrines of Tibetan Buddhism, it does provide a sense of its outward life in the images of the people and rituals of the monastery to which Nicky Vreeland has devoted so much love and care.
- 40The DissolveCharles BramescoThe DissolveCharles BramescoToo frequently, Monk With A Camera feels like a character study with no interest in studying its character.
- 40Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyUltimately the documentary falls short of explaining why Vreeland not only made his choice but maintained it.
- 30The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThis superficial movie plays like a fashion shoot with robes.