Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Screen Media Films | Release Date: September 13, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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9
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0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageChristopher SchobertSep 9, 2019
As It Was is a tremendously entertaining, surprisingly moving film. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievSep 13, 2019
What keeps you rapt is that permeating, subtle feeling of sadness, of bitterness and regret. Whether it was an intentional choice in a “comeback” documentary remains debatable – but that’s what truly works about it, is its driving momentum. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerSep 12, 2019
Liam Gallagher: As It Was lacks the narrative shape and drama of previous Oasis doc Supersonic, but provides an interesting snapshot of an artist in transition, both professionally and personally. Read full review
60
The GuardianMike McCahillSep 12, 2019
Though one very sharp montage nails the bewilderment of touring, much of As It Was resembles any other rock doc with an access-all-areas pass, and it has one of those contractual-obligation climaxes designed to dovetail with the wider promotion of new material. It benefits considerably from a subject who’s bolstered his charisma with a newfound humility, an awareness of the world beyond the Roman nose. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJosh ModellSep 11, 2019
It’s a good story—especially the focus on music as redeemer—but it does feel a bit too warm and fuzzy. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenSep 12, 2019
The documentary can’t help but feel like a promo piece despite providing some insightful backstage glimpses into its subject’s well-publicized life. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 11, 2019
The saving grace of “As It Was” is Gallagher’s saving grace as well, that John Lennon-meets-John Lydon voice, the songs he wrote or co-wrote that brought him back from the dead, the album that restored his place in British rock. Read full review
40
VarietyChris WillmanSep 14, 2019
The problem for “As It Was” is that this modest turnaround in lifestyle and attitude comes a third of the way into the movie, leaving an hour still to come that will be devoted almost strictly to how well the comeback is going. Read full review
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The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeSep 12, 2019
The Liam Gallagher of old, with his shrapnel wit and swaggering crusade against being “suckered in by the dickheads”, would have tossed a grenade into the editing suite rather than sanction a doc that is more extended corporate rebranding exercise than it is rock’n’roll. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeySep 12, 2019
While it wouldn’t be entirely fair to accuse the film of having “bonus DVD content” written all over it, little here is, shall we say, incompatible with the hard sell. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 10, 2019
Striving to be an inspirational story about personal and professional redemption, the film mainly comes across as a self-aggrandizing promotional project that the famously arrogant pop star would have once sneered at. Read full review
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