Linsanity
| Release Date: October 4, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinOct 3, 2013
[An] enjoyable documentary. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJul 29, 2013
Linsanity reaffirms that the best sports stories originate with dimensional, relatable subjects who earn respect and admiration through their personal struggles and triumphs. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangJul 29, 2013
Evan Jackson Leong’s film makes the most of its superior access and exciting basketball footage, overcoming repetitive stretches by sheer dint of a tremendous underdog story. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyJan 24, 2014
Filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong, who began following Lin when he played for Harvard, also emphasizes the importance of Lin’s tight bonds with his family and the importance of his evangelical Christianity (“I only play for God,” Lin says). Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartOct 3, 2013
Leong’s film isn’t particularly stylish, but it makes the most of the climactic Knicks footage, as well as showcasing a sweetly goofy side of the 25-year-old, now playing for the Houston Rockets. Read full review
60
The DissolveScott TobiasOct 1, 2013
While it’s a shame Leong couldn’t find a fresher approach to Lin’s story—and that he left out any postscript about his struggles the following season in Houston—he does well in setting the stakes. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerOct 4, 2013
It’s an only-in-America success story worth recounting. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyOct 10, 2013
Lively, if overlong, documentary. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubOct 3, 2013
Leong is a San Francisco native, and the documentary has a strong local feel. Lin's high school basketball coach Peter Diepenbrock and his shooting coach Doc Scheppler are interviewed extensively, as are both parents and Lin's brothers. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDaniel M. GoldOct 3, 2013
Unfortunately, Linsanity, following the conventions of the sports bio genre, ends at its peak, with only a brief nod to these events. Lin raised his game’s possibilities; you just wish that Mr. Leong had raised his. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSep 30, 2013
The interpolations of "heavenly" sequences of Jeremy Lin playing basketball against CGI backdrops offer a hokey visual analogue for the intersection of faith and sports in his life. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonOct 1, 2013
Linsanity doesn't—and shouldn't—hide its star's religious beliefs. But the doc should have the courage to explore them. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierOct 3, 2013
This nothing-new-here documentary presents basketball’s onetime celebrity point guard in unguarded moments. But the result is banal and fawning, with Lin coming off as a pious, charmless subject. Read full review
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