The Universe of Keith Haring
Release Date: October 24, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Universe deals extensively with Haring's personal life--his open homosexuality, his regular visits with his family, etc.--but it doesn't penetrate too far below the surface. Read full review
70
Village VoiceBrian Miller
Equally a portrait of the artist and a portrait of a decade. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The bane of documentaries on creative people is that they're often little more than a fan's note, of interest only to those who already know and love the work in question. The Universe of Keith Haring starts out that way but the force of the late artist's energy and personality is strong enough to win over the skeptics. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Utilizing copious film footage of her puckish subject and new interviews with Haring's contemporaries, gallerists and mentors, director Christina Clausen makes her fascinating movie as big-hearted, city-centric and energetic as its subject. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNathan Lee
A loving if routine primer on this bright young man. Read full review
50
VarietyJay Weissberg
Warmly affectionate yet curiously hollow, The Universe of Keith Haring is a straightforward biodoc about the Gotham-based artist and style-setter. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleKenneth Baker
Reminded me of the occasional thrill of coming upon Haring's puzzling, unsigned chalk drawings in the New York subway at the turn of the 1980s, before he made a name for himself above ground. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The film is loving but shallow. Read full review
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