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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a marvelous movie." (Read the full review...) 284 words, 11/04/11 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "Backstage at the Muppet works, we see countless drawers filled with eyeballs, eyebrows, whiskers and wigs. It's the only world Kevin [Clash] wanted to live in, and he made it." (Read the full review...) 432 words, 11/25/11
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD "...likable... a little light on details of Mr. Clash's personal life once he broke through, but otherwise this is a winning tale of the persistence and creativity behind one of the most famous and fuzziest faces in the world." (Read the full review...) 275 words, 10/21/11 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...it's easy to see how the filmmakers got caught up in such a generous, heartwarming story. For any adult feeling overwhelmed by bad news and dark times, your antidote is right here." (Read the full review...) 189 words, 10/21/11 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...the film's most revelatory sequences involve intimately scaled encounters with children, some of them seriously ill. The kids smile, and the emotion in Clash's face requires no explanation." (Read the full review...) 258 words, 11/04/11 Sara Stewart, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...doesn't go that deep... but this Muppet virtuoso [Kevin Clash] is so visibly thrilled to work in Henson's weird and wonderful world, and so good at bringing joy to little kids, you'd have to be a true Grouch not to be moved." (Read the full review...) 204 words, 10/21/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "Backstage at the Muppet works, we see countless drawers filled with eyeballs, eyebrows, whiskers and wigs. It's the only world Kevin [Clash] wanted to live in, and he made it." (Read the full review...) 432 words, 11/25/11 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...rushes through the intriguing points its interviewees bring up to devote more time to banalities." (Read the full review...) 251 words, 10/19/11 Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a documentary that feels a bit tedious by journey's end.... 'Being Elmo' is going to leave you feeling like its titular creation: warm and fuzzy." (Read the full review...) 409 words, 03/16/12 Marsha Lederman, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a standard, two-dimensional portrait of a guy who followed his dreams... It's a long street to travel down for what winds up being a ho-hum journey." (Read the full review...) 710 words, 03/16/12 Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "There's little tension and not much at stake." (Read the full review...) 239 words, 03/15/12
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: MODERATE (cg) "...sweet, if lightweight..." (Read the full review...) 375 words, 11/11/11 Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the film about the moppet who became a Muppeteer is about the power of imagination and emotional connection.... a captivating story..." (Read the full review...) 337 words, 10/28/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "Elmo the puppet is all about friendship, joy and optimism, and so, it seems, is Kevin Clash." (Read the full review...) 137 words, 11/18/11 Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg) "Behind every great puppet is a great puppeteer. In the case of Elmo, on 'Sesame Street,' that puppeteer is Kevin Clash." (Read the full review...) 491 words, 11/18/11 Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a breezy account of a man whose obsession began early. Young Kevin was so smitten with the Muppets that he risked parental wrath by cutting up his father's coat for puppet material." (Read the full review...) 296 words, 12/16/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Should you be looking for a feel-good film, you can't do much better than Constance Marks' sweet documentary about the man behind that helium-voiced 'Sesame Street' monster, furry red Elmo." (Read the full review...) 291 words, 11/04/11 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a light and lightly inspiring film, showing how an unlikely passion can transform into not only a career but a cultural mainstay." (Read the full review...) 246 words, 11/23/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg) "From a treasure chest of historic footage and touching interviews, the documentary 'Being Elmo' shows us the man behind a lovable Muppet and the craft behind a magical art form." (Read the full review...) 405 words, 12/02/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT (cg) "...as upbeat, hopeful and perky as the shaggy red Muppet at its center.... a story about a life mostly gone right. If you don't walk away from this movie feeling good about the universe, you're in the wrong universe." (Read the full review...) 393 words, 02/03/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...rushes through the intriguing points its interviewees bring up to devote more time to banalities." (Read the full review...) 251 words, 10/19/11 Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT (cg) "...goes into enough detail to give a really good sense of what makes a good puppeteer.... Elmo started out on Sesame Street as a deep-voiced caveman type, and only when [Kevin] Clash imagined him as a hug-loving child did he truly take off." (Read the full review...) 476 words, 01/26/11 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a moving, incisive portrait of an unheralded artist and a subtle glimpse into issues of race, media, and culture." (Read the full review...) 170 words, 11/17/11 Noel Murray, AV Club: EXCELLENT (cg) "...an uplifting story about a talented, dedicated guy, who was well-supported at home and professionally, and who tries to repay his good fortune by sharing his knowledge with other young puppeteers..." (Read the full review...) 349 words, 10/20/11 Andrew Schenker, Slant: POOR (cg) "...feels puffed up at 76 minutes, likely the result of the director not wanting to dig too deep either into its subject's personal travails or into what constitutes the art of the puppeteer." (Read the full review...) 483 words, 10/16/11 Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "There's little tension and not much at stake." (Read the full review...) 239 words, 03/15/12
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD "...likable... a little light on details of Mr. Clash's personal life once he broke through, but otherwise this is a winning tale of the persistence and creativity behind one of the most famous and fuzziest faces in the world." (Read the full review...) 275 words, 10/21/11 Linda Holmes, NPR: VERY GOOD "...a fairly straightforward but very good documentary about the translation of talent into a livelihood, and it's very much worth seeing..." (Read the full review...) 732 words, 10/20/11 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...the film's most revelatory sequences involve intimately scaled encounters with children, some of them seriously ill. The kids smile, and the emotion in Clash's face requires no explanation." (Read the full review...) 258 words, 11/04/11
John Anderson, Daily Variety: GOOD "...the story of the linebacker-sized Kevin Clash -- the hand, voice and soul of the beloved Muppet -- and how they both got where they are." (Read the full review...) 447 words, 01/24/11 Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "[Director Constance] Marks' doc is wonderfully enhanced by an incredible timeline of home video, archival footage and TV clips illustrating the arc of [puppeteer Kevin] Clash's career." (Read the full review...) 603 words, 01/27/11 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...the film's most revelatory sequences involve intimately scaled encounters with children, some of them seriously ill. The kids smile, and the emotion in Clash's face requires no explanation." (Read the full review...) 258 words, 11/04/11 Michael T. Dennis, Cinema 24/7: VERY GOOD (cg) "...will bring viewers face-to-face with the magic of childhood, the fascination with a crucial phenomenon.... pulls aside the curtain to explore the emotional investment that performers, exemplified by Elmo-worker Kevin Clash, make in their chosen profession." (Read the full review...) 805 words, 10/03/11 Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD "...likable... a little light on details of Mr. Clash's personal life once he broke through, but otherwise this is a winning tale of the persistence and creativity behind one of the most famous and fuzziest faces in the world." (Read the full review...) 275 words, 10/21/11
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