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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe film is fascinating, even if you're resistant to this dark star's gravity.
- 75RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsIt's also genuinely warm and involving because of the participation of everyone from Carmen Vega, Giger's widow, to Sandra Berretta, Giger's former assistant and self-described "life partner." The film is, in that sense, an effective memorial, one filmed after Giger himself admitted that he had said all he wanted to say in his art.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDigging around in the crannies of his highly unusual home but never becoming intrusive, the doc feels like it was made by a friend, in a good way.
- 63Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaIt weaves through past and present, memories and reality, analysis and history, like a mercurial mind reminiscing seemingly at random.
- 63New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartThe film fails to represent how singular and influential the late Giger is in popular culture.
- 60The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsContent to let his work speak for itself, Giger has little to add to the conversation, and while it’s intriguing to see him working in—or sometimes just ambling through—a house filled with his work and sources of inspiration, Sallin too often lets these scenes crowd out the story she’s trying to tell.
- 60Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiDark Star might have been more fascinating had Sallin delved deeper into his place as an artist.
- 58The A.V. ClubJosh ModellThe A.V. ClubJosh ModellWhat’s perhaps most telling about the artist himself is a later-in-life project he builds in his cluttered backyard, a sort of funhouse ride through his own psyche.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis disordered portrait seems heavily influenced by its equally jumbled setting.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoBy showing so many examples of his art, the film attests to Giger’s real gift for startling images. But it’s hard not to see, in addition, elements of repetitive adolescent provocation.