Matthew Barney: No Restraint
IFC First Take | Release Date: December 20, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerRegina Hackett
Maybe because I happen to be reading "Moby Dick" and was therefore more open to the wider world of whale metaphor, I found Chernick's view of Barney and his working entourage riveting. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Chernick may not answer every question about this beguiling and enigmatic film, but you wouldn't want it to: Mystery is an essential part of the Barney experience. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie Felperin
Whatever audiences might have wanted to know about sculptor-filmmaker Matthew Barney but were too embarrassed to ask is revealed in accessible documentary Matthew Barney: No Restraint. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
No Restraint misses a lot of opportunities, like the chance to contrast Barney's work with artists working on a lower budget, or to examine his positive and negative influence on modern art, or to break down an economic model based on selling off the pieces Barney discards along the way. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
Chernick's film traces the creation of Barney's "narrative sculpture" with open curiosity and an alert, amiable eye. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
While not as balanced or fully satisfying as it should be, Matthew Barney: No Restraint will fit naturally as a pairing for future theatrical and DVD exposures of Barney's controversial works. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Alison Chernick's film skims the surface of a strange and celebrated career. After a meager 72 minutes, the man who once stretched an obsession with testicles into a five-film cycle remains as unknowable as ever. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Pleasant enough, with funny moments. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeKen Johnson
As blandly lucid as Barney's is wildly and perplexingly imaginative. Read full review
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