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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfAn epic, often funny testament to creative fearlessness.
- 80The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanIf Burden has any fault, it’s that it is overly straight, but perhaps for a subject with which it is so difficult to relate, that is necessary.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA portrait of the artist emerges that’s complex, somewhat mysterious, but ultimately quite winning.
- 75RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyHe was a real artist and, especially if you believe that art is all about asking questions, about life and about art, he was a great one.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeEven for viewers who know much more about Burden than that thing with the rifle, it's almost certain to trigger a hunger for more.
- 70Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenWhether as a constructor of large-scale enchantments or a notorious conceptualist, he emerges in this portrait as sincerely searching.
- 63Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonThe film dispenses with sensationalism, engaging with Chris Burden's most notorious work on its own terms.
- 60Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa Anderson[A] densely packed but occasionally facile documentary.
- 60The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThis is a film unafraid to look at [Burden's] acts, but timid when approaching his ideas.
- 60Total FilmJosh WinningTotal FilmJosh Winning[An] engaging if straightforward doc.