Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Starz | Encore | Release Date: December 17, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyJessica ShawDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: You'll be intrigued by the 85-year-old showman, his legion of devotees, and the fact that he still tells rabbi-and-priest jokes. Read full review
83
NewsdayDiane WertsDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: Method makes a solid case for Lewis as underappreciated auteur. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: A revealing and entertaining career retrospective. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: Method to the Madness leaves no doubt, in any case, about the appreciation he has inspired in others over the years, and not just the French. Read full review
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: Method to the Madness is adroitly packaged and probably not all that less less flattering than a PBS American Masters portrait might have been. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's great to have such important talking heads, but after a while, they don't really contribute much new to the discussion. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: Jerry Lewis is not only a "genius," a word that crops up so often that only in show business would such an outpouring not be mistaken for parody. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: By the end of this documentary, yes, you're convinced that Mr. Lewis was a much larger figure than is generally acknowledged. But you still don't feel as if you know him. Read full review
50
SlateTroy PattersonDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: A middling documentary about a major actor-director-buffoon. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: Barson has made a doc too narrow in scope, with about as much substance as a meringue pie in the face. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverDec 16, 2011
Season 1 Review: The old clips are still a hoot, but there's a limit to how much compressed air a viewer can take, listening to a bunch of old men talk about how funny their friend was. Read full review
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