Walking on Water
| Release Date: May 17, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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8
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3
Negative:
0
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83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 24, 2019
Whether you deem this project an extravagant boondoggle or a masterpiece, you have to admire Christo’s tenacity in finally making it happen, as chronicled in the documentary Walking on Water. Read full review
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VarietyJay WeissbergSep 8, 2018
The artist’s forceful character does battle with technology, bureaucracy, corruption and the elements, resulting in an installation of stunning beauty and a documentary that delights in capturing the act of creation. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyJun 6, 2019
The documentary has a pleasing offhandedness. The same cannot be said of its subject. Christo, who turns 84 on June 13, is precise and highly directed. Read full review
70
Film ThreatLorry KiktaJun 4, 2019
Walking on Water is essential for any devotee of the arts, as this shows a project from fruition to dismantling, a full life cycle of an art installation if you will. I, for one, found it very fascinating. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMaria GarciaMay 23, 2019
It is when Paounov reveals Christo’s leonine qualities that Walking on Water achieves a rare authenticity. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiMay 16, 2019
We spy on an artist who races around like a mad scientist, and who seems comically befuddled by technology. His passion is genuine, as is his sense of wonder. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 27, 2019
Walking on Water not only shows the artist in action, it gets at why these gimmicky and despite what he says (“We never repeat ourselves!”) repetitive thematic artworks are so popular with the public, and have been since the 1960s. Whimsy on this scale is hard to find. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 27, 2019
The documentary might make you believe in miracles, considering how tedious — if not impossible — this interactive artwork comes across. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisMay 24, 2019
The movie remains patchy as it continues to jump somewhat arbitrarily from day to day without fully realizing its subject matter. The one dependable constant in all of this is Christo himself. Smiling ecstatically one minute, despondently hangdog the next, he exhibits a genius lunacy on par with his life’s work. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMay 17, 2019
What the viewer is not left short of is a whole lot of yelling and cursing in various languages as Christo’s collaborators and helpmates confront practically each and every crisis in a truculent panic. Art isn’t easy, we all know that. But does it also have to be this crazy? Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 14, 2019
Though it starts uneventfully, the doc perks up in its second half, highlighting the kind of practical headaches nearly no other artist in the world has to contend with. Read full review
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