SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
EmpireHamish McBainOct 28, 2020
As well as a gifted photographer, Rock is a raconteur, with the subjects of his stories needing no introduction. But the real stars of the show here are his pictures, and that is as it should be. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 6, 2017
Rock’s lack of self-importance prevents the doc from fetishizing the past, and Clay — who appears to have met the photographer on the set of a TV on the Radio video — is wise to assume that the world doesn’t need yet another reminder that it used to be full of gods. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 6, 2017
The maximalist approach isn’t necessary to enhance the wild tales, but the film does reflect its subject in its messy yet invigorating approach. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 5, 2017
“Shot!” makes for a light, smart and often funny dance through an era with the man whose images made icons out of many, and burned those icons into our visual memory. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineWes GreeneApr 2, 2017
Throughout, the content and tenor of certain stories told by Mick Rock ambitiously inform the film’s style. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 6, 2017
The tale is told entirely through Rock’s perspective, with no friends, colleagues, or talking heads weighing in. But that turns out to be no detriment, since the Cambridge-educated photographer proves a witty and rueful commentator whose observations are infused with self-deprecating humor. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 5, 2017
The movie’s approach is gratuitously grandiose. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 28, 2020
Rock’s wildest years – both the man and the music – swirl together into a psychedelic maelstrom of pills, pictures and brilliantly creative swearing. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonJul 18, 2017
Narrated entirely by its subject – no famous faces popping up to tell us what a ledge he is – the film is intimate and crisply told. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlApr 6, 2017
The talking heads (lower case) are fine, but the dream-drama music-video theater piece of Rock on a gurney while nurses and doctors consult around him takes too much time away from the reason people want to see this: what Rock saw. Read full review
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