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Obit.
72
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88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Julia Cooper
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Julia Cooper
Gould’s excellent documentary captures this elasticity, stretching the spectator to consider why bearing witness to a life collectively is so very worth the trouble.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Engaging and lively.
80
The New York Times
The New York Times
It is modest, observant, graceful and nonchalantly witty.
75
Observer
Rex Reed
Observer
Rex Reed
Informative, fascinating and surprisingly funny documentary.
75
The Film Stage
Jose Solís
The Film Stage
Jose Solís
It’s easy to forgive it for its shortcomings, for rarely does the idea of death elicit the warmth and utter charm as it does in this documentary.
75
Movie Nation
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Roger Moore
Gould creates a fascinating portrait of the work and the patient, harried and detail-oriented folks who do it.
75
RogerEbert.com
Godfrey Cheshire
RogerEbert.com
Godfrey Cheshire
The fascinations of Obit, Vanessa Gould’s slick but entertaining documentary about the New York Times obituary department, operate on two levels.
60
Variety
Dennis Harvey
Variety
Dennis Harvey
If, overall, Obit is merely pleasant in a predictable, innocuous way, it’s nonetheless well-crafted and moderately educational.
50
Slant Magazine
Clayton Dillard
Slant Magazine
Clayton Dillard
The film ascribes to a conventionally contrapuntal take on the lives of those who spend all day surrounded by death.
50
Village Voice
Melissa Anderson
Village Voice
Melissa Anderson
Obit rarely strays from the anodyne tone of the advertorial.
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