Oasis: Supersonic
A24 | Release Date: October 26, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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14
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2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
ConsequenceSteven EdelstoneOct 24, 2016
As entertaining as the film is – and boy, is it ever – there is still a feeling that Supersonic could have delved even deeper, as there are glaring omissions to the story. Read full review
88
The Seattle TimesJeff AlbertsonOct 27, 2016
There’s magic amid the chaos of Oasis: Supersonic, the exceptional new documentary that charts the rapid ascent of British band Oasis. Read full review
83
The Film StageChristopher SchobertOct 26, 2016
Supersonic is about the rise of the band, the period from birth to its two concerts (to 250,000 attendees) at Knebworth. And that’s fine, since Supersonic is a wildly entertaining blast of energy and bombast. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlNov 2, 2016
As a music comedy, this is up there with Popstar, but with better-defined characters. It's thick with tales of brawls, breakups, stage-walkoffs, busted hotel rooms and astonishing rudeness. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 25, 2016
The frenetic, ad-hoc aesthetic of the visuals complements the shaggy dog brilliance of Oasis. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDan GundermanOct 25, 2016
Where Whitecross succeeds is in the packaging of the whole story. With a running time of just over two hours, he manages to effectively compress the rather interesting story of the band’s inception and couple that with the explosive yet turbulent times of the band out on the road. Read full review
80
EmpireJonathan PileOct 25, 2016
The story of Britpop’s iconic band at its peak is told with wit, honesty and swagger. Which, given its two leads, is entirely fitting. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonOct 12, 2016
Smartly cutting off before the long decline, this is an epic story, beautifully told. Read full review
80
Total FilmKevin HarleyOct 12, 2016
If some of the stormy relationship stories seem old, the wealth of archive material is gob-smacking: early rehearsals, gig footage and intimate phone calls. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesMark CaroOct 26, 2016
“Supersonic” is all about the big, yet it thrives on small moments. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 25, 2016
It may surprise people who’ve experienced the Gallaghers only in tabloid-fodder mode that “Supersonic” teems with stirring and even moving moments. Read full review
70
VarietyAndrew BarkerOct 25, 2016
Hardly the most probing or edifying of rock docs, this A24-backed, one-night-only theatrical release is nonetheless a riotously enjoyable, appropriately deafening flashback to one of the last moments in music history when a bunch of knuckleheads with guitars could conquer the world on chutzpah alone. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 25, 2016
It’s a remarkable time capsule, and the whiplash of overnight fame has seldom been captured with such visceral force, but the film is so high on the absurdity of it all that it never relays any palpable sense of what it really feels like to suddenly be given everything you’ve ever wanted. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOct 26, 2016
There’s more to the Oasis story than what we see here, even if this does capture that historic moment when two brothers from Manchester fronted the biggest band in the world. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 6, 2016
There’s only so much lovable bad behaviour you really want to indulge them in now. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovOct 26, 2016
For fans, Oasis: Supersonic is a reminder of both the band’s musical strengths and of a simpler time for pop music in general, pre-internet and all that that implies. Read full review
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