Dear Mr. Watterson
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: November 15, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
13
Negative:
0
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83
IndieWireEric KohnNov 14, 2013
Schroeder tracks the end of innocence in much the same way that the strip captured it each time out. Unlike "Salinger," he hardly makes a spectacle out of Watterson's secluded tendencies. The pileup of interview subjects speak eloquently on his behalf. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthNov 14, 2013
The 90-minute documentary doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is: a love letter to a great comic, providing a digestible version of its history with an eye to its legacy. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 14, 2013
The film, named for "Calvin" creator Bill Watterson, offers not only an in-depth look at the comic strip's unique influence but also a concise snapshot of the dwindling state of newspapers and their "funny pages." Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Nov 13, 2013
Just as it’s impossible to capture in a 600-word review what made Calvin And Hobbes so special, no 100-minute film on the subject can really hope to convey its magic either. But Dear Mr. Watterson does its best, relying on choice excerpts of the work and enthusiastic talking-head interviews. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonNov 15, 2013
As they discuss "how much this strip meant to me," I got the sense that Dear Mr. Watterson was as uninterested in them as I was; they're not even identified. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Dave McGinnNov 14, 2013
Schroeder’s film makes a convincing case that the fact that the characters have never been licensed has a lot to do with why it is still so precious to so many people. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWes GreeneNov 11, 2013
Though it begins by spending far too much time talking up the comic's quality, it gradually finds a groove as an incisive portrait of an insecure industry. Read full review
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