Cool and Crazy
First Run Features | Release Date: October 19, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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100
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
It's so thoroughly engaging, so beautifully made, strikingly shot and chock-full of humor and humanity, I can't imagine any intelligent audience not falling in love with it - if only they take the leap of faith to see it. Read full review
100
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
Not to be missed. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Jensen's use of the conventions of documentary making -- and his undermining of them in ways both bold and subtle -- seems too canny and consistent for the form. Yet the harder I try to decide whether this is a documentary or a parody, the more I wonder why it matters. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Consistently offbeat and entertaining; at such moments, it is also quite moving. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeLeighton Klein
Jensen's charming film, is perhaps one of the first in which the actors are credited not by the size of their salaries and egos, but by their vocal ranges.
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Ranging in age from 30 to 96, the Berlevag men clearly enjoy being on camera and are unusually candid about their various pasts as Casanovas and hashish addicts.
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Unusual and utterly disarming documentary. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Every time things start to get dull, you're brought up short by another moment of surprising beauty. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Berlevag's 1300 inhabitants are by nature hardy and uncomplaining, but Knut Erik Jensen's unhurried documentary reveals that there's more to them than mere stoicism. Read full review
40
Village VoiceEd Park
If music be the food of love, Cool & Crazy could stand a few more hits from the spice rack. Read full review
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