Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride
| Release Date: August 9, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAug 8, 2013
Zipper captures the erasing of one of New York’s most unique stamps by cartoon businesspeople with dollar signs for eyeballs. Read full review
83
The PlaylistGabe ToroAug 7, 2013
The focus is spread too thinly on the various colorful local voices, all of whom openly campaign against Recchia’s intentions with zest and flavor. Read full review
80
VarietyRonnie ScheibAug 8, 2013
The director’s double vision establishes a level of equality on film that in some ways defies the disparity in power between the two opposing forces. Read full review
80
Time OutJenna SchererAug 6, 2013
Combining footage of embattled town meetings and raucous boardwalk scenes with evenhanded interviews and visualized statistics, Zipper is a compelling argument for a populist Coney Island whose days are, alas, numbered. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickAug 9, 2013
The Zipper is a carnival ride, a tumbling cage whose screaming customers are spun around like a Ferris wheel. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonAug 29, 2013
Documentarian Amy Nicholson puts a human face on the deterioration of the iconic New York amusement park by focusing on the fate of her favorite ride. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichael NordineSep 10, 2013
[Nicholson's] clear affection for the sights and personalities that make Coney Island what it is gets in the way of a hard-hitting investigation of why it hasn't maintained its luster. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldAug 8, 2013
Though not terribly nuanced, a bit muddled and lacking certain perspectives, “Zipper” drives home the fragile identity of even the city’s signature locales and the alarming cultural myopia of much redevelopment. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyAug 6, 2013
Amy Nicholson's documentary feels warm and fuzzy about its subject, but at the same time depersonalized. Read full review
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