Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
SHOWTIME | Release Date: May 31, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisMay 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: The result is a compelling portrait of a man who was, in every sense, incendiary. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydMay 31, 2013
Season 1 Review: [An] enlightening biographical documentary. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMay 31, 2013
Season 1 Review: An unsparing and sobering documentary by Marina Zenovich. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeSarah RodmanMay 31, 2013
Season 1 Review: An informative and haunting new Showtime documentary about the legendary comedian-actor-writer Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMay 31, 2013
Season 1 Review: A solid, nonjudgmental documentary on a man so tortured he almost killed himself, yet gifted with remarkable insight into human behavior, his and ours. Read full review
80
VarietyRonnie ScheibMay 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: In general, the dialogue she [director Marina Zenovich] creates between her interviewees and the comedian’s own words and routines, seen in extended excerpts, makes for a highly fascinating exchange that shortchanges no one, least of all the outspoken Pryor himself. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: Enjoyable but hardly revealing for longtime fans, the doc provides a reasonable introduction for younger audiences. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleMay 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: The film’s inevitable compressions, made worse by the amount of empty, self-congratulatory celebrity blathering, mean that every Pryor fan will have omissions to complain about. But the best strategy is probably to sit back and enjoy what’s there. Read full review
58
The Detroit NewsTom LongMay 31, 2013
Season 1 Review: None of which is new, all of which is interesting. But looking at any one aspect of his life--his marriages, a single concert, his childhood, one incident--in depth might have provided more insight than this typical overview. Read full review
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