Salinger
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: September 6, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
9
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistChris WillmanSep 3, 2013
Given that this isn’t the extended TV mini-series that the subject deserves, Salinger does an effective job of making the writer seem alternately more mundane and more mysterious, almost at the same time. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnSep 2, 2013
In its revelations of Salinger's flaws, the documentary capably strips away the fanaticism associated with his books to create the impression of a human being. Read full review
80
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottSep 20, 2013
This much is sure: Salinger would have hated this movie. But he would have hated it for the very reason that others will like it: because it takes an honest-to-goodness crack at unlocking that mystery of a man and at answering key questions the publishing world and the reading public have been asking ever since he forsook them. Nothing phony about that. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSep 19, 2013
This documentary reconstructing the life of the ultimate cult author is like a three-act thriller, and the character at the center of the story is a mute man of mystery. Salinger would have recognized the irony, even as he hated the film for invading his privacy. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSep 19, 2013
Despite its considerable flaws, Salinger is a valuable and engrossing biography of the author. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 6, 2013
By turns fascinating and infuriating. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia PuigSep 6, 2013
Insightful gems are unearthed throughout the flawed but engrossing Salinger,a much-anticipated documentary about the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaSep 19, 2013
It is by turns illuminating, exasperating, sloppy, redundant, a head-spinner, and a headache. Read full review
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