The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
First Run Features | Release Date: March 2, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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1
Negative:
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Admirers of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and other Dick literature will enjoy this nonfiction look at the writer, his career, and his eccentricities, some of which were as bizarre as his fiction. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The filmmakers created an animated version of the writer to accompany audio clips of Dick speaking. It's a well-intentioned but unsatisfying invention, which pretty much sums up the whole enterprise. Read full review
30
Film.comHenry Cabot Beck
Doesn't have the courage or inclination to go inside of Dick's ideas, or offer any kind of structured or detailed approach to his thinking or writing. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The documentary doesn't get near the prowess of its subject; it passes through your life like a minor daydream. Read full review
28
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Duller-than-a-Vitalife-convention compilation of talking heads.
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Anyone interested in this remarkably prolific author would be better off visiting a library or bookshop.
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Both a fan's dream and a moviegoer's nightmare: It ends up being all about those who remember and interpret Philip K. Dick and not about the man himself. Read full review
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Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Writers are only interesting for what they've written, and for that you'll have to go read. Read full review
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