Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets
Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: November 19, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeDec 10, 2018
The live performances are electrifying, all jagged elbows and brilliant pop tunes, with the band suitably assisted not by drugs and booze, but by a neatly organised display of treatments for colds, incontinence and light grazes. On the subject of fame, Cocker asserts boldly that "it didn't agree with me – like a nut allergy". Hardcore indeed. Read full review
80
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekNov 18, 2014
Habicht has made a lovely film that’s partly about Pulp and partly about Sheffield: It’s hard to know where one leaves off and the other begins. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeNov 17, 2014
Even now at 50, Jarvis is a man who remains head-on crushable while dry humping an amp like your geography teacher on the Bacardi Breezers. Read full review
80
Total FilmKevin HarleyNov 17, 2014
An earthy, affecting and droll celebration of the unique alignment of influences that forged a great band – and the thrusting live footage rams Pulp’s greatness home. Read full review
70
The DissolveKeith PhippsNov 19, 2014
There’s a sense that the band has left its mark on Sheffield as surely as the city left its mark on the band. This concert might be Pulp’s last hometown appearance, but it hardly seems like goodbye. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 18, 2014
A kooky, affectionate tribute that’s happily superficial. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonNov 17, 2014
Even if it tells us nothing new, Pulp is still a handsome cinematic homage to a unique band, a proud city and the unifying power of pop music. Read full review
70
VarietyCharles GantNov 17, 2014
As celebrated in Habicht’s warmly human documentary, Pulp has always been defiantly different. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubLaura M. BrowningNov 18, 2014
As a filmic love letter to Sheffield, the resulting doc is full of small delights for serious Pulp fans. Read full review
60
EmpireSimon CrookNov 17, 2014
The witty, loquacious Cocker is watchable as ever and the gig scenes will thrill Pulpers. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsNov 20, 2014
Cocker's magnetic persona is a huge part of Pulp's identity, but it's not the band's greatest legacy. So don't be surprised when Cocker's gas-leak hiss of a voice is drowned out by smoke machine cannons, and fails to swell until it bursts at the end of "Common People." Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDrew HuntNov 17, 2014
Florian Habicht unwisely shifts his focus from Sheffield and its unique denizens to the band's personal history, effectively turning the film into an episode of Behind the Music. Read full review
40
The GuardianHenry BarnesNov 17, 2014
You can't help thinking he's missed the point of Pulp. Their music denigrated the people as much as it celebrated them. Habicht leaves the city in love with a surface-level reading of Cocker's take on it. Read full review
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