Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: December 17, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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75
San Francisco ChronicleJoel Selvin
A fine new rock documentary. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Presented as a straight documentary about an American pop singer who had one U.K. hit in the 1960s as a member of a boy band and has gone missing ever since, but it plays like the slyest of spoofs. Read full review
70
VarietyEddie Cockrell
Longtime fans of Walker's warm, sepulchral baritone, startlingly evocative songwriting and lushly imaginative instrumentation will rejoice at this revealing documentary. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJim Ridley
From the increasingly experimental solo records that followed, and Walker's subsequent reputation as a reclusive genius and cult figure, you'd expect the subject of Stephen Kijak's documentary to be a forbidding, pretentious artiste--and the pleasant surprise of Kijak's film is that he's anything but. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
In a movie that avoids examining Mr. Walker’s personal history, there are hints of a man struggling with chronic depression and problems with alcohol, but they are only hints. No major personal relationships are mentioned or even alluded to. The music speaks for itself. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
Director Stephen Kijak previously made the documentary "Cinemania," about a group of obsessive moviegoers, and it comes across here that Walker (born Noel Scott Engel) and his acolytes might best be described not by that distasteful word "hipster" but rather by the more dignified "connoisseur." These are people of discerning taste. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Walker forged an out-of-time mystique that is vividly captured here. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleAudra Schroeder
The elusive musician is in the spotlight, even if he's not that fond of it, and Kijak manages to keep him at a reverent distance, the film padded with gushing interviews from musician fans. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Glosses over the depression and alcoholism that have bedeviled Walker as well as any relationships he might have had. But that doesn't make the film any less interesting. Read full review
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