Counting
Cinema Guild | Release Date: July 31, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJul 30, 2015
What surprises (a little) and fascinates (a lot) are the town-to-town commonalities Counting invites you to appraise. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 30, 2015
This is the kind of contemplative cinematheque piece that washes pleasurably over you, inviting the viewer to tune in or out, to free-associate or locate the subtle connections and recurring themes as Cohen trains his restless, inquisitive gaze on faces and features that represent a wide spectrum of life. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanJul 30, 2015
His film is vivid and yet elusive. He shoots first so that we might ask questions later. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 30, 2015
A wistful meditation on the world, its beauties, mysteries and injustices. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJul 31, 2015
The result is a challenging work that can be both exhilarating and grueling in its deliberate pace. Cohen is an undeniably gifted filmmaker, even if the sum total of this piece isn’t quite as interesting as its parts. Read full review
75
The PlaylistJessica KiangJul 30, 2015
There's a kind of helpless humility to the presentation of these urban impressions, almost a kind of democracy, that allows you to engage as much or as little as you like with them. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJul 27, 2015
The poetic pretenses are compounded by a sledgehammer insistence on elusive and irreducible moments as inherently beautiful. Read full review
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