The Iran Job
Paladin | Release Date: September 28, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 10, 2012
The sports drama gives The Iran Job a strong hook, while the cultural context enriches the movie's real story, which is less about Sheppard's life in Iran than about the people he meets. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeySep 27, 2012
One of those documentaries that is sad and hopeful in equal measure and exceptional in its storytelling. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDavid DeWittOct 12, 2012
This observant documentary avoids pedagogy; it's not always artful, but it has a relaxed, light touch that never topples into pretension. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesOdie HendersonMar 27, 2013
The description sounds like a real-life fish-out-of-water tale crossed with a sports movie. But the film wants to be more than that, and I'm on the fence about how well it succeeds. Read full review
60
Time OutSam AdamsOct 9, 2012
The documentary's technique of cutting between warm exchanges and the bellicose rhetoric of then-presidents Ahmadinejad and Bush wears thin with overuse, but the big-hearted Sheppard makes for an amiable tour guide. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichael NordineSep 25, 2012
Although it presents itself as merely the story of a professional basketball player named Kevin Sheppard, who, never quite making it to the NBA, has spent his career playing in lesser leagues overseas, The Iran Job ends up being quite a bit more: an underdog sports story, a fish-out-of-water tale, and an outsider's perspective on Iran's almost-revolution of early 2009. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneOct 12, 2012
Though there's something refreshing, and disturbingly familiar, about Kevin Sheppard's spontaneity, he's certainly not the most interesting thing about the film. Read full review
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