Believer
HBO | Release Date: June 25, 2018
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
CNNBrian LowryJun 22, 2018
Season 1 Review: Deeply personal and equally moving, Believer documents Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds' crusading campaign on behalf of LGBTQ rights, in direct conflict with the teachings of the Mormon Church under which he was raised. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJun 22, 2018
Season 1 Review: Argott, whose credits include another strong music-oriented doc, 2011’s “Last Days Here,” absorbingly captures Reynolds’ journey of self-discovery exploring the troubling intersection between Mormonism and the LGBTQ community. ... Throughout, Reynolds approaches the range of people and issues he encounters with warmth, candor and earnest support. ... Argott vibrantly captures the highlights of LoveLoud in all its joyously musical and deeply emotional glory. Read full review
70
VarietyDaniel D'AddarioJun 22, 2018
Season 1 Review: A sweetly earnest new documentary. ... I suspect it’s Reynolds’s humility--his awareness of how little he knows about the gay experience, and his willingness to learn--that keeps a film in his thrall from feeling focused on the wrong story. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJun 22, 2018
Season 1 Review: As a movie it's OK, with very little worth raving about. As a story and message, though, it feels important and worth getting out there in as swift and mainstream a way as possible. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverJun 27, 2018
Season 1 Review: For all its honesty, something feels slightly off throughout the film; as if we’re seeing only a fraction of the personal turmoil. Reynolds’s anguish is a bit polished and his answers are all easy. Read full review
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