73
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's so thoroughly engaging, so beautifully made, strikingly shot and chock-full of humor and humanity, I can't imagine any intelligent audience not falling in love with it - if only they take the leap of faith to see it.
- 100New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNot to be missed.
- 80Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorJensen's use of the conventions of documentary making -- and his undermining of them in ways both bold and subtle -- seems too canny and consistent for the form. Yet the harder I try to decide whether this is a documentary or a parody, the more I wonder why it matters.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeJensen's charming film, is perhaps one of the first in which the actors are credited not by the size of their salaries and egos, but by their vocal ranges.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyRanging in age from 30 to 96, the Berlevag men clearly enjoy being on camera and are unusually candid about their various pasts as Casanovas and hashish addicts.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickUnusual and utterly disarming documentary.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanEvery time things start to get dull, you're brought up short by another moment of surprising beauty.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghBerlevag's 1300 inhabitants are by nature hardy and uncomplaining, but Knut Erik Jensen's unhurried documentary reveals that there's more to them than mere stoicism.
- 40Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkIf music be the food of love, Cool & Crazy could stand a few more hits from the spice rack.