The Book of Solutions
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65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
Paste MagazineKatarina DocalovichMay 27, 2023
A delightful, refreshing dose of hope. ... Gondry maintains his well-documented individual, idiosyncratic style (plenty of cute little animations abound), but The Book of Solutions marks a significant shift. This is the work of a man who has stared straight into his own dark abyss of personal demons, and came out the other side better for it. Read full review
83
The PlaylistElena LazicMay 27, 2023
It is refreshing and endearing to watch as Gondry lets his protagonist, a version of himself, go to the end of his thoughts, even if they apparently lead nowhere. Read full review
70
IGNMartin CarrOct 19, 2023
Returning to cinema with a heartfelt look at the creative process, Michel Gondry dives back into filmmaking without a safety net, channeling all his artistic angst through an onscreen alter ego. Read full review
70
Screen DailyLee MarshallMay 27, 2023
A welcome return ... The Book of Solutions is an ode to time-wasting distractions and shelved projects, one that suggests that perhaps it’s here, rather than in the boring finished stuff, that you can find an artist’s soul. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 27, 2023
"The Book of Solutions" is — first and foremost — a high-energy ode to the joys of being possessed by a creative spirit, and the pleasure that Gondry takes in telling a plot-light story that’s driven by pure invention is both palpable and contagious. Read full review
58
The Film StageSavina PetkovaMay 27, 2023
Navigating the tumultuous process of making a film is hard and often comic, but The Book of Solutions is careful enough not to reduce it to caricature. On the contrary, it preserves the ineffable magic of creation, even if that comes at the expense of the formal rigor we’d usually associate with the resourceful French director. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMay 27, 2023
On the way to its mildly satisfying final punchline, this uneven comedy loses its thread. Read full review
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