Gut Renovation
| Release Date: March 6, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3

Critic Reviews

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60
VarietyRonnie ScheibMar 13, 2013
The latest in a line of documentaries decrying the destruction of viable working-class businesses and residential neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Su Friedrich’s film bypasses sadness and indignation for flat-out anger and well-aimed sarcasm. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 6, 2013
An alternate title for Gut Renovation, Su Friedrich’s cranky, sarcastic documentary polemic about the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood, might be “The Rape of Williamsburg.” Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 5, 2013
The navel-gazing artist class that gave Williamsburg its character (now more of a marketable “brand”) has in Friedrich both a vigorous defender and, it must be said, something close to an angry parody of itself. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMar 6, 2013
Friedrich’s snide tone gets in the way, turning a study of capitalism run amok into one artist who just can’t stand all these rich squares and their “fancy dogs.” Read full review
38
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeMar 7, 2013
The result is like an hour and a half listening to someone bellyache about her landlord. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineNick McCarthyMar 3, 2013
Due to the one-minded construction of the documentary, there's little to parse beyond impassioned harrumphs. Read full review
30
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeMar 5, 2013
What a shame it is that Friedrich, so impassioned by her subject matter, couldn’t get enough objectivity to make a film that’s more than just a complaint. Read full review
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