This Is Not a Ball
Pantelion Films | Release Date: June 6, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Critic Reviews

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50
VarietyAndrew BarkerJun 12, 2014
Muniz uncovers a raft of intriguing people and stories, with subjects ranging from sports to astrophysics, gender politics, history and developmental psychology, but he never sits still with them long enough to ask any probing questions, and the film never arrives at any real point. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJun 7, 2014
The film is certainly interesting, despite the fact that it's a glorified promotional video for Muniz's installations. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicole HerringtonJun 7, 2014
The journey, an exploration of the passion for soccer that evolves into a history of the ball (a sort of film version of the anthropologist John Fox’s 2012 book, “The Ball”), is somewhat illuminating, often indulgent and never wholly satisfying. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJun 11, 2014
There’s certainly an interesting documentary to be made about soccer, the world’s most popular sport by far, but This Is Not a Ball isn’t it. Read full review
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