I Am Secretly an Important Man
Release Date: December 15, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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70
VarietyJohn AndersonDec 17, 2010
Given his due and more by Sillen's insightful and occasionally startling portrait, Bernstein is made a complicated, even morbidly fascinating figure in a film that will have limited theatrical exposure but, like the director's earlier work, will likely enjoy a cultish afterlife. Read full review
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The New York TimesMike HaleDec 15, 2010
While I Am Secretly an Important Man skims the surface of Mr. Bernstein's life, it's a surface with more than enough texture to keep you interested. Read full review
60
Time OutEric HynesDec 15, 2010
The film works to inform as well as to preserve an air of mystery around Bernstein, an apt approach that occasionally slips into the willfully opaque. By all accounts, this secretly important man was tough to live with, but not too hard to love or admire. Read full review
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Village VoiceNick PinkertonDec 15, 2010
Sillen ennobles the havoc of his life with a measure of down-and-out romance, but no moments really puncture a viewer, and the darkness is all too easily shaken off. Read full review
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New York PostV.A. MusettoDec 17, 2010
Sillen drags out generic talking heads who say generic things about Bernstein, a generic boho. The film might suffice if you're looking for something to watch on cable TV some early morning. But it isn't worth the hassle and expense of going to a theater. Read full review
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