Burden
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: May 5, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMay 10, 2017
An epic, often funny testament to creative fearlessness. Read full review
85
TheWrapDave WhiteMay 20, 2017
A respectful, reserved, and charming documentary. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveyMay 4, 2017
A portrait of the artist emerges that’s complex, somewhat mysterious, but ultimately quite winning. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanMay 4, 2017
If Burden has any fault, it’s that it is overly straight, but perhaps for a subject with which it is so difficult to relate, that is necessary. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMay 5, 2017
He was a real artist and, especially if you believe that art is all about asking questions, about life and about art, he was a great one. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMay 11, 2017
Whether as a constructor of large-scale enchantments or a notorious conceptualist, he emerges in this portrait as sincerely searching. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 4, 2017
Even for viewers who know much more about Burden than that thing with the rifle, it's almost certain to trigger a hunger for more. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonMay 1, 2017
The film dispenses with sensationalism, engaging with Chris Burden's most notorious work on its own terms. Read full review
60
Total FilmJosh WinningMay 4, 2017
[An] engaging if straightforward doc. Read full review
60
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiMay 4, 2017
This is a film unafraid to look at [Burden's] acts, but timid when approaching his ideas. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMay 3, 2017
[A] densely packed but occasionally facile documentary. Read full review
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