Remembering Gene Wilder
Kino Lorber | Release Date: March 15, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Original-CinChris KnightApr 3, 2024
What shines through in all these performances — and in recollections by Wilder himself and others — was a man dedicated to his craft and excited about the creative process. Read full review
80
Film ThreatBradley GibsonApr 3, 2024
Remembering Gene Wilder is a beautiful, affectionate, albeit brief, biography of an actor who was adored by all. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 20, 2024
If Remembering Gene Wilder isn’t always the most dimensional or penetrating look at an actor’s life and psyche, it still serves as an upbeat tribute to a singular movie star, and a worthy reminder of how much he’s missed. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyApr 11, 2024
The documentary really lays on the praise and sentiment. That may not be unusual in such an enterprise, but it gets tired sooner rather than later. Read full review
59
Paste MagazineAnna McKibbinApr 29, 2024
It’s unclear whether Frank actually wants to make sense of his subject’s complexities, but regardless, Remembering Gene Wilder doesn’t succeed. Its center remains unknowable, conceivable only in brief flashes. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 18, 2024
Remembering Gene Wilder isn’t bad. But it’s incomplete enough to call attention to its shallowness. It never overcomes that “Coming up next on ‘Biography'” superficiality. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonApr 3, 2024
Remembering Gene Wilder is a pleasant retro journey for fans and an efficient introduction to a comic genius for cineasts who might not know his work. It could have been so much more. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 15, 2024
It’s patchy and digressive, and the overreliance on syrupy music becomes off-putting towards the end. But fans of the actor will probably enjoy it, because it’s a chance to appreciate the life and art of a remarkable talent whose period of superstardom was actually much briefer than we might have realized. Read full review
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