The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Argot Pictures | Release Date: May 13, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 27, 2011
Their story, as told by Pooley, also is a touching and quietly meaningful one, built around themes of tolerance, self-acceptance and unconditional love. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMay 19, 2011
Sometimes corny, often funny and just as often touching, their act has been wowing Kiwis for decades. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderBen SachsMay 19, 2011
Befitting her subjects, director Leanne Pooley maintains a joyful tone throughout. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn AndersonMay 14, 2011
A documentary that has you falling in love with two of the crazier people you've never met. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 12, 2011
Merging old-fashioned comedy routines with up-to-the-minute politics - all of it enabled by fun-loving personalities and a gift for rousing original songs - the ladies emit a genuine warmth that reels audiences in. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMay 10, 2011
The beloved Kiwi duo, who frequently perform as a rotating cast of corny alter egos, can charm even the crankiest viewers, thanks to their soaring, clarion harmonies and cuddly-butch personas. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrJun 30, 2011
A fond, uncomplicated love letter to two irrepressible good-time Charlottes. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyMay 13, 2011
A conventional portrait of an endearingly unconventional sister act-with roots in music halls and the dairy farm on which they were raised (and became expert yodelers)-The Topp Twins is a piece of hagiography. Read full review
60
NPRMark JenkinsMay 13, 2011
An entertaining concert film, but not an incisive character study. Read full review
60
Time OutNick SchagerMay 10, 2011
Director Leanne Pooley's documentary on the sisters and their "anarchist variety act" is definitely a formulaic bit of portraiture, but given its engaging, pioneering subjects, gimmickry is hardly needed to spice things up. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithMay 13, 2011
Their '50s-style comedy mugging not only don't come across to Americans, it's hard to believe even New Zealanders would care. Read full review
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