Mayor Pete
Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): November 12, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanNov 13, 2021
Mayor Pete shows us the trial by fire of it all, and also the jubilant grind. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedNov 16, 2021
As the focus of Mayor Pete, a fascinating chronicle of his 2019-2020 campaign, he’s living proof that decency, integrity, and liberty and justice for all still work in American politics. His story is like a good book you just can’t put down for fear that you might miss something. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNov 11, 2021
It provides unvarnished behind-the-scenes access to a presidential campaign, showing aspects of the process that we would never see otherwise. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloNov 9, 2021
Moss spends the better part of a year just trying to get his subject to betray some raw emotion, even going so far as to have Chasten pose interview questions at one point. It’s not as if Buttigieg stonewalls the camera, either. He’s just not, at heart, a very demonstrative guy. Read full review
70
CNNBrian LowryNov 11, 2021
Mostly, the documentary premiering on Amazon serves as a social-studies lesson in how campaigns operate, with the most candid moments coming from those other than the candidate. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyOct 15, 2021
As a window into the campaign process, Mayor Pete doesn’t match the perspective or dramatic payoff of Moss’ last film, Boys State, co-directed with McBaine. But it does have the benefit of showing a man who seems destined to remain a force in American politics, growing into the role in real time. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNick AllenNov 12, 2021
Mayor Pete has a compelling subject, but it's most gripping when it’s trying to secure your curiosity, not just your future vote. Read full review
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