a-ha: the Movie
Lightyear Entertainment | Release Date: April 8, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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5
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7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonApr 4, 2022
It’s a compelling tale of three perfectionists who consider music to be their bond, but don’t work together very well unless they have to. Read full review
80
NMENick LevineJul 15, 2022
You won’t leave a-ha: The Movie wanting to hang out in the band’s dressing room, but you will come away with a renewed appreciation for the intense and sensitive men who made melancholy pop gems like ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’ and ‘Hunting High And Low’. Glorious as it is, there’s a lot more to this band than ‘Take On Me’. Read full review
80
EmpireLiz BeardsworthMay 19, 2022
Far from a puff piece, a no-holds-barred, melancholy, often surprising examination of Norway’s most famous — and underrated — musical export. A must for fans — but prepare to brace. Read full review
70
Little White LiesJosh Slater-WilliamsMay 20, 2022
The most compelling throughline of a-ha: The Movie is its level of detail and frankness. While the group’s stayed together for 40 years, through hiatuses and solo ventures, there’s an impression they’re not especially close. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 12, 2022
As a movie with the title A-ha: The Movie should do, this one, directed by the Norwegian filmmaker Thomas Robsahm (with Aslaug Holm as co-director), tells you everything you need to know about the career of A-ha, even as it leaves out most of their personal lives. Read full review
60
The TelegraphJames HallMay 20, 2022
The film, rather like being in A-ha, just comes across as a bit of a slog. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesTara BradyMay 20, 2022
Sadly, the film falls short of being A-ha’s Some Kind of Monster (Metallica’s cringy group therapy epic). Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeMay 18, 2022
The history that emerges here is of a band yo-yoing between attempts to be taken seriously as artists, then coming back for more boyband fame and adulation. An air of collective self-loathing and regret hangs over them. Read full review
57
TheWrapRobert AbeleApr 8, 2022
For the diehards and the curious, it should hold some intrigue, because in its exploration of pop longevity and band dynamics, it’s more a cousin of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster . . . than the typically image-conscious, preserve-the-legacy music doc. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMay 22, 2022
Fans will no doubt find the film fascinating, if a little dispiriting: it may be like eavesdropping on your parents, only to discover that they’re on the brink of divorce. Read full review
40
Time OutChris WaywellMay 18, 2022
On one level, this is almost a really intriguing study of a very particular kind of first-world creative anxiety, but unfortunately, the fly-on-the-wall stuff just sounds like – as one of them calls it – ‘whining’. It looks like a real chore being in a-ha, around a-ha or possibly even a fan of a-ha. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldApr 7, 2022
There’s a slight wonky interest in seeing the grind of recording sessions and fan service. But the film feels promotional enough that it won’t lean into the potential humor of their situation. Read full review
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