Val
Amazon Studios | Release Date: July 23, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
The New YorkerRichard BrodyJul 29, 2021
It is not a great film—its form is less personal than its substance, its revelations and insights come only intermittently. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearJul 26, 2021
Val is simply the reflections of an actor with a knack for self-documentation, who has seen better days but remains buoyant by the prospect of making art in one form or another. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJul 23, 2021
It’s pure hagiography and taken as that, it’s skillfully assembled, even stylishly so at times, and Kilmer’s insights into his art skirt just the right side of Inside the Actors Studio indulgence but as a portrait of a star known for his rough edges, it’s all far too smooth. Read full review
58
The PlaylistCharles BramescoJul 11, 2021
Scott and Poo have seized on one substantive idea in their portraiture of a singular personality reduced to a caricature of himself by posterity and duly reveal the sensitive artiste who always aspired to more than “Top Gun.” If only they did so with less straightforwardness and more authorial license. Read full review
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