Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: May 31, 2013
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    May 30, 2013
    91
    The result is a compelling portrait of a man who was, in every sense, incendiary.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    May 31, 2013
    80
    [An] enlightening biographical documentary.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    May 31, 2013
    80
    An unsparing and sobering documentary by Marina Zenovich.
  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Sarah Rodman
    May 31, 2013
    80
    An informative and haunting new Showtime documentary about the legendary comedian-actor-writer
  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    May 31, 2013
    80
    A solid, nonjudgmental documentary on a man so tortured he almost killed himself, yet gifted with remarkable insight into human behavior, his and ours.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    May 30, 2013
    80
    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.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    May 30, 2013
    70
    Enjoyable but hardly revealing for longtime fans, the doc provides a reasonable introduction for younger audiences.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    May 30, 2013
    60
    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.
  10. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    May 31, 2013
    58
    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.