Chain Camera
Cowboy Booking International | Release Date: June 22, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
By turns playful, harrowing, intensely moving, and uproariously funny, Chain Camera cuts away all documentary artifice and goes straight to the source, allowing these kids to reveal themselves with the utmost directness and candor. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Hilarious, unnerving and remarkably intimate portrait of multiethnic adolescent life that lends vigorous new meaning to the term "teen movie." Read full review
80
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
The results are far more real than MTV's The Real World. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Informative, funny, sad and intriguing. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
A fascinating snapshot of contemporary teenagers. Read full review
70
VarietyDavid Rooney
Provides an intriguing, well-assembled snapshot of kids in the year 2000, bringing the portraits to an appealing conclusion by briefly revisiting each subject at the prom, graduation and then in sweet on-camera farewells. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
What's surprising is how bright and engaging these kids are, and for once you're left wanting more. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Filtered through tears, laughter and affection, the results -- are touching and fascinating though, by their nature unilluminated by dispassionate analysis. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
Guaranteed to jolt viewers of a Norman Rockwell mentality well into the 21st century. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Absorbing in places, but considering the large and diverse pool the filmmakers had to draw from, it's a surprisingly repetitive and predictable collection of big-city sagas. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
On the whole, Chain Camera is encouraging. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Often tedious, sometimes fascinating anthology. Read full review
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