B-52
Release Date: December 5, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It is intermittently engrossing, though a little overextended for the deadpan approach that Mr. Bitomsky uses. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
There are few things as imposing -- or terrifying -- as the sight of the B-52, and the film is beautifully shot with an almost fetishistic passion. Read full review
60
VarietyDavid Stratton
Filmmaker Hartmut Bitomsky needs nothing more than the cold facts surrounding this awesome weapon to get across a message about the importance of peace. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
That the Cold War was a wasteful charade proves Bitomsky's point amply enough, but his movie is a repetitive bore. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
The salvaging operations, and the scavenging of B-52 parts for retail recycling and junk art that seem to consume most of the film take it to tedium, and beyond. Read full review
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