Mitt
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 24, 2014
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10

Critic Reviews

  1. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Jan 24, 2014
    80
    It offers a quiet, empathetic picture from the perspective of Romney and his family of what it’s like for a human being to experience the glare of a modern media campaign and to offer himself up for rejection, twice.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Jan 24, 2014
    80
    Given the filmmaker's unrestricted access to Mitt Romney through both presidential campaigns, Greg Whiteley's Mitt is an unsurprisingly warm portrait. Which isn't to say it isn't full of tensions, when not outright suffering, perceptible through all the upbeat chatter from the candidate and his wife, campaign advisers, the Romney sons and their wives.
  3. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    Jan 24, 2014
    70
    The film offers a version of the real Mitt, performative and authentic, charming and awkward, occasionally at the same time.
  5. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 24, 2014
    70
    If the brisk 90-minute film can feel incomplete at times--almost no mention is made of the colorful circus of opponents Romney defeated to gain the 2012 nomination, and running mate Paul Ryan isn't shown until the actual election day--Mitt is less concerned with being a chronicle of recent political events than it is with providing an unguarded profile of a man who rarely let his hair down in public.

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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. StevenLane
    Feb 22, 2014
    1
    BOrrrrrrrrrING! Zzzzzzzzzz....! There really is no other way to describe it and i mean absolutely no offense to any of his past and currentBOrrrrrrrrrING! Zzzzzzzzzz....! There really is no other way to describe it and i mean absolutely no offense to any of his past and current supporters.… Full Review »
  2. PittLord
    Jan 27, 2014
    6
    Good, but not great. Worth a watch, but not a must watch.

    This a somewhat interesting documentary, but it's unlikely to change your    Good, but not great. Worth a watch, but not a must watch.

    This a somewhat interesting documentary, but it's unlikely to change your opinion of Mitt one way or the other and it doesn't offer anything up that truly surprises or impresses. There is no doubt that Mitt was presented horribly as a candidate and while this will confirm that he is not in fact an automaton that's about all it does.

    A major determining factor in whether you will enjoy it or not is how much you already know about elections and how political campaigns work. If you don't know too much, then I would say you will find this enlightening. If, however, you are into politics or studied it extensively, you won't find anything you don't know in this film.

    It's not bad. In fact, it's decent, but it really is one of those films that pays off more when you don't know anything going in. If nothing else it may put to rest the idea that Mitt is some kind of robot....I think. Wait, what if that's what they want you to think.

    If it seems interesting to you, go check it out...just don't expect it to be some kind of revelation. You get a pretty good look at the inner workings of a large scale campaign and you get to see a Mitt Romney who actually seems like a human.    … Full Review »
  3. jprepo1
    Jan 26, 2014
    9
    A very interesting look into the process of a presidential campaign, and what it means for both the candidate and his family. This is bestA very interesting look into the process of a presidential campaign, and what it means for both the candidate and his family. This is best watched from an apolitical standpoint, and the documentary does its best not to make political commentary, no pass judgement one way of the other on its subject, overall, solid.… Full Review »
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