It's All Gone Pete Tong
Matson Films | Release Date: April 15, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
13
Negative:
2
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80
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The movie catches us up so profoundly in Frankie's self-destructive spiral (and gradual rehab), it's as though we’re seeing it all for the first time. I'd like to say that's because the story is true, only it isn't. Read full review
75
New York PostRussell Scott Smith
"Trainspotting" redux. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The downward arc of the first two acts of the movie is made harrowing and yet perversely amusing by the performance of Paul Kaye. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
An acquired taste that you may not acquire. I did, but it took me a while. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
This is phony, absolutely, but the good feeling it leaves behind is plenty real. Read full review
70
Washington PostSean Daly
Like "This Is Spinal Tap," It's All Gone Pete Tong should have a long afterlife as a midnight-movie special. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
A smart albeit uneven jab at everything from the clubbing life to the male inclination toward Peter Pan. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Grounded by a gutsy, over-the-edge-and-back performance by Paul Kaye as Frankie, It's All Gone Pete Tong takes the long way around before finally redeeming itself. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Australian mockumentary offers plenty of cheap laughs early on. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
Colorful, sometimes endearing but highly uneven picture. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The British comic turned actor (Paul Kaye) appears in almost every scene and he carries that weight admirably. He manages the very neat trick of keeping you interested in a character who doesn't merit our affection but earns it nonetheless. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
The only problem is that he's been such a shallow, ridiculous figure that exhuming any real sympathy for the guy is a Herculean task. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The faux-documentary format does nothing for the material, but Kaye turns in a chaotic and ultimately moving performance. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
In addition to possessing the most confusing title of the year, Canadian filmmaker Michael Dowse's high-energy dance-club saga It's All Gone Pete Tong arrives in an elaborate package of spoof and deception that should win the admiration of any practical-joke connoisseur. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
It lacks the genuine wit to elevate it to a truly satirical level. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
If only any of it were funny. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Just inspiring enough, just scary enough, just sappy enough and just funny enough to get by. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
The entire movie rides on Paul Kaye's performance. Read full review
50
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Lots of Dowse's ideas work well--the ringing tinnitus, the conversion of sound to visible waves, the trimming of treble and bass for underwatery effect, the removal of ambient noise entirely. But as the humor flags, It's All Gone Pete Tong starts to feel more like an exercise. Read full review
40
EmpireNick De Semlyen
It's part satire of the drug-fuelled clubbing scene, part harrowing disability drama -- and almost entirely improvised. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJanice Page
Isn't all wrong. But even at its very best, it's just all right. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
The mockumentary-style delivery of a serious subject proves to be an unworkable mash-up. Read full review
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