I Like Killing Flies
THINKFilm | Release Date: July 28, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
The self-taught man behind the griddle, his wife, Eve, and their five seen-it-all kids emerge as the ensemble of the year. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The result is an unabashedly home-cooked homage to New York eccentricity. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg
A rare, hilarious and ultimately touching look at the kind of American iconoclast that barely exists anymore. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Shopsin is a small piece of New York history, and Mahurin's film is the portrait he deserves: small, noisy and oddly engaging beneath the bluster. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Using a hand-held microphone, Mahurin captures the burly, middle-age, salty-tongued cook philosophizing nonstop as he individually prepares mouth-watering high-cholesterol meals from a 900-item menu over a stove he has put together himself. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Anyone who laments the loss of an older, grittier New York ought to adore this affectionate portrait of Greenwich Village restaurant owner Kenny Shopsin. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
This quirky 2004 documentary ends with the Shopsins' forced relocation after 32 years, an uprooting made all the more poignant by Eve's death during filming. Read full review
70
VarietyDavid Rooney
Charming character study. Read full review
70
Village VoiceRob Nelson
A curiously tasty dish, one that could leave even a vegan with a burning desire to sample Shopsin's lamb chops. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStaff (Not credited)
I was desperate to eat at Shopsin's by the end. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Mr. Mahurin is obviously enchanted by his subject, but he never gets past his delight to say anything of real, sustaining interest. Read full review
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