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.