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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubGwen IhnatThe A.V. ClubGwen IhnatThe doc’s examination of the band’s creative process contains some of its most riveting moments.
- 90Washington PostHank StueverWashington PostHank StueverAn exemplary lesson in how to make a revealing rockumentary, “The Bee Gees” (premiering Saturday) will satisfy lifelong skeptics and loyal fans. It’s less of the usual tract (we had them all wrong!) and more of a reckoning with the profound degree of artistry and accomplishment that should be the last word on any Bee Gees story. The movie is also a unique consideration of the phenomenon of rise and fall, and how one learns to live with it.
- 83ConsequenceRobert DanielsConsequenceRobert DanielsWith a jukebox parade that will invite viewers to inevitably sing-along to classic earworms, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is the Bee Gees documentary you’ve been waiting for. It’s a fitting tribute to their unending love for each other.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneyNew York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneyThis is a rock documentary that doesn’t just recount a band’s rise, breakup, and successful reunion, though it does do that. It invites its audience to see the band’s success from a deeper, more contextualized point of view.
- 80The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe Irish TimesDonald ClarkeAs the band explains in this excellent documentary from Frank Marshall (whose odd career has taken in Arachnophobia, Congo and Alive), it took them five months to go from obscurity in Australia to careering about swinging London with The Beatles.
- 80Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenIts story beats are so irresistible, the arc of its trio of big-haired disco titans so snappy, the music so contagious, that it soars like a Barry Gibb falsetto above the clichés.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFor both diehard and casual fans, Marshall's entertainingly packaged film delivers a nostalgic tour back over the decades that shines a deserving spotlight on the group's artistry, an element too frequently overshadowed by their phenomenal chart reign.
- 70The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThe New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanGrooving through the decades, this entertaining documentary aspires to prove that the Bee Gees were more than a hitmaker for disco nightclubs. Rather, Barry, Maurice and Robin were master songwriters and chameleons, continually reinventing themselves to harmonize with the times.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt’s not particularly revelatory for fans, covering such a long expanse of time that it’s perhaps necessarily a little shallow in places. It is, however, a sometimes fascinating look at a career that had highs and lows even fans may not know about, as well as the tricky dynamics of creating music with your family.
- 60The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverAn interesting, grown-up musical profile.