Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: June 6, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaJun 13, 2014
Supermensch is one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction tales. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJun 4, 2014
The movie borders on hagiography, but Gordon is a charmingly voluble storyteller; he’s like Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man in the World recast as a balding Jewish guy from Long Island. Read full review
83
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthSep 23, 2013
Supermensch is a strong first outing from Myers that plays like that one round of drinks that gets everyone telling stories at the end of a boozy night. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid D'Arcy Sep 23, 2013
Myers brings energy to his first film the way he brought it to his early comedy – a little too much. Read full review
80
EmpirePhil de SemlyenJul 14, 2014
It might veer towards hagiography at times, but its subject is so entertaining you don't even care. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 19, 2014
What makes the film more than just a starstruck string of great stories is that it also gets at the loss and longing in Gordon's life. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJun 3, 2014
It’s a portrait that’s equal parts shtick and soul — in other words, exactly what "The Love Guru" should have been. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisJun 18, 2014
Its affection for this prince among putzes is infectious: Within the first five minutes, you’ll find yourself liking this man despite hardly knowing him. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsJun 12, 2014
Supermensch sells the impression that its subject is a genuinely good guy. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoJun 12, 2014
For a while, you can feel like a part of the golden circle. Read full review
75
NPRBob MondelloJun 6, 2014
Any slack, though is picked up by Shep Gordon, who seems every inch the "supermensch" of the title — splendid company, a sterling storyteller, and yeah, a real mensch. Read full review
70
TheWrapInkoo KangJun 5, 2014
Though visually unimpressive, Myers’ film is surprisingly rich and expansive in its ideas. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJonathan KieferJun 3, 2014
Spry, if sprawling, Supermensch warmheartedly affirms the Gordonian style of karmic contemplation. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 23, 2013
The documentary is brisk and engaging but feels somewhat scattered. Myers’ inexperience as a filmmaker shows in its choppy narrative. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryJun 12, 2014
The movie’s focus on good vibes and high times leaves little room to contemplate the more human story. Regardless, the movie is good-natured and an enjoyable watch. If Myers really just wanted to show his appreciation, he went above and beyond. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrJun 12, 2014
Yet for all the love emanating from client-pals Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Emeril Lagasse, and Steven Tyler, there’s a sadness to this movie that remains just off camera. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJun 6, 2014
The movie is like sitting at a restaurant with a guy who’s got some of the best stories you’ve heard in your life — provided, that is, that you’re into stories about showbiz. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigJun 5, 2014
Myers' sense of humor is interspersed throughout the engaging film, which consists of a host of wild stories, as well as vivid archival footage, talking heads and cleverly made re-enactments. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangJun 10, 2014
It’s an affectionate, sometimes downright slobbery career salute with a soft, unexamined center — a moving experience for all involved, no doubt, but one of limited interest outside the celebrity bubble it depicts. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJun 5, 2014
Mr. Gordon is likable, though it would be naïve to think he is unaware of cultivating his own image here. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 5, 2014
Friends of Shep discuss his often unorthodox business sense, especially in the music biz, as well as his general decency. The guy’s tale is full of funny anecdotes and celeb privilege, but short on pretension. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJun 12, 2014
Light, frenetic and anecdote-rich, it's the kind of back-patting Hollywood toast to the guy behind the guy that's breezy good fun if you don't examine it too hard. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartJun 5, 2014
As much fun as it is, this all-star tribute is awfully one-note, never questioning Gordon’s seemingly casual habit of befriending only the ultra-famous. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJun 4, 2014
As a result, this well-meaning puff piece sometimes appears to double as an extended video-dating profile: Generous sexagenarian seeks stable younger woman for procreation. Read full review
50
The DissolveNathan RabinJun 3, 2014
Supermensch is a loving tribute to a friend, but in gushing effusively and endlessly over Gordon—who, it should be noted, really does seem like a great guy—Myers shortchanges the audience. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaApr 28, 2014
A glorified act of hero worship that leaves one hard-pressed to form any conclusion other than an infinitely positive one about Shep Gordon. Read full review
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