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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021

Robert B. Weide, Don Argott

Documentary, Self: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Robert B. Weide

6.8

134

Documentary Almost eight years after his death, Kurt Vonnegut remains one of the most popular literary figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. Readers from one generation to the next, the world over, continue to find their lives transformed by his comic and cosmic insights, on display in such bestselling books as Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, Mother Night, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, and on and on. Amazingly, all of ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"While approachable even to casual readers (...) the film isn’t really geared toward converting skeptics, revealing new information or even telling a really great yarn."	NEU
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times	"A gorgeously rendered, unexpectedly moving appraisal of the life and craft of one of the best-loved literary voices of the late 20th century."	POS
United States	Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"[It is most fascinating] in its exploration of the blurred lines between what who writers (and filmmakers) are, and what they write, and why they write (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[It] offers an erudite and affectionate portrait of its subject despite being so oddly generic"	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It's a worthy portrait, but the filmmaker should have left himself out of it."	POS
United States	Chris Barsanti Slant	"A different director could have likely examined Vonnegut’s status in American literature more clearly and asked tougher questions of him, and the resulting film would be very much worth seeing (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"All of this material is fascinating, and articulated in vivid detail thanks to Weide's trove of material (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Marya E. Gates The Playlist	"As a biography, the documentary is thoroughly researched and beautifully edited (...) But by both hinging the film on Weide’s friendship, and ignoring the why behind Vonnegut’s continued legacy, by the end it all feels a bit hollow"	NEU
United States	Simon Abrams The Wrap	"This doc feels vague and incomplete (...) [It] superficially considers Vonnegut’s work as an extension of his elusive personality."	NEG
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"[It] does have its revelations and rewards."	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"An extraordinary documentary about a great writer and the man who filmed him (...) If you don't like 'Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time', go take a flying f— at a rolling doughnut"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"It’s a colourful, revealing, frequently funny portrait of key moments in the author’s life (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"'Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time' is an enjoyable, suitably unconventional portrait of the author of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Hughes Time Out	"Four decades in the making and well worth the wait, literary maverick Kurt Vonnegut gets a doc worthy of his name (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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