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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerA film that's in perfect sync with its subject.
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMatching her subject’s lackadaisical rhythms, Ms. Huber has shaped an unusually poetic biopic.
- 89Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAlternating between color footage and the genius interplay of startlingly lovely sequences of Stanton singing and playing harmonica in granular black-and-white, Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction perfectly captures the essence of the man.
- 88RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyHarry Dean Stanton: Party Fiction takes a dreamy and philosophical approach, reflecting the personality of the man who is its subject.
- 80Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenAt the film's heart is a fitful conversation that unfolds like a string of koans, epigrams, jokes and silences.
- 70The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayIt’s a little frustrating at first to realize that Huber isn’t going to get much explanation of anything from Stanton. But she ends up making a virtue of the actor’s Zen calm.
- 67The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangAn enigmatic and perhaps occasionally overly deferential documentary about one of the all-time great character actors, Sophie Huber’s Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, is slow out of the gate, but gently, ever so gently, builds to a thoughtful portrait of a thoughtful man.
- 67Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt’s a truism, reinforced here, that actors often are the last to comprehend how they do what they do. No matter. What they give us is all that counts.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichYou still leave impressed at the way Stanton fiercely protects the aura of mystery that makes him such an indelible onscreen presence.
- 50Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinThough occasionally aesthetically alluring and evocative, feels like an introductory chapter to a more substantive, sprawling study of the actor.