Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
8 |
The movie is valuable because it provides a face and a voice to go with the work. |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
7 |
What Dullaghan's film ultimately and successfully asserts is that Bukowski, drowning himself in alcohol and ego, rarely let anyone see the real guy. |
E!
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8 |
...Born provides much-needed context for anyone who's read a lot of books by Bukowski but none about Bukowski. |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
7 |
...the com prehensive docu mentary ... presents the boozy bard in all his unrepentant, belligerent glory. |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
7 |
Clearly a fan, Dullaghan seeks out footage that reveals Bukowski's softer side, but doesn't whitewash his faults. |
Reel
Kim Morgan |
8 |
An entertaining, illuminating look at a man misunderstood by both admirers and detractors, Bukowski: Born into This is an excellent ode to the leathery voiced lion. |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
10 |
...reveals Bukowski to be a far grander artist than his bum's armor would suggest. |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
8 |
...definitive and engrossing documentary portrait... |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
9 |
...accomplishes beautifully what it sets out to do, which is to reveal the man behind the crusty, hard-drinking, tough-talking persona Charles Bukowski so artfully crafted. |
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb |
8 |
...a thorough, compelling doc... |
Onion AV Club
Nathan Rabin |
5 |
As a diverting feature-length love letter, Born Into This should thrill fans, but it has an unfortunate knack for glorifying Bukowski the icon at the expense of Bukowski the man. |
Premiere
Aaron Hillis |
6 |
Showcasing Bukowski's little-seen sensitive side through a fog of uncritical subjectivity, Dullaghan makes an intriguing, if not fallibly one-sided argument on why you, too, should worship the filthy, beer-soaked ground that this self-proclaimed "dirty old man" walked upon. |
This movie is available on DVD/Video