81
Metascore
40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe picture gently caricatures the folk music scene with dozens of delicate brush strokes, creating a picture that's increasingly, gloriously funny -- as in entire lines of dialogue are lost because the audience's laughing so hard.
- 90New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerAchingly funny movie...Guest has cultivated a stock company of players whose work together is so intuitively sharp that it seems to redefine the boundaries of acting.
- 90Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisThe jokes would be funny even if they weren't perfectly timed, but what makes them come across as so poignant is the seriousness with which the director and his co-conspirators deliver their jabs and japes.
- 90SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinAlmost to a one, the people Guest casts are virtuosos, and he lets them hit notes they can't hit anywhere else.
- 88Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleMore of a warm breeze than a great gust, but its simple, smart pleasures carry the force of a hurricane.
- 88USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkLike the first half of "Best in Show," the movie is so deadpan that sometimes you have to pinch yourself to realize how potently satirical it is.
- 80The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe film's heart and soul belong to O'Hara and to Levy, whose folk-music burnout has the shell-shocked expression of someone who's been to hell and never quite made it back.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternI laughed myself silly through most of A Mighty Wind, and was pleasantly surprised when it took a turn toward genuine feeling near the end.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe wheezy Mighty Wind can't blow out the candle of this group's first musical mockumentary, 1984's "This Is Spinal Tap."
- 50Film ThreatRick KisonakFilm ThreatRick KisonakDetails like period fashion and album covers are handled flawlessly. It's the big stuff that falls short of the standard set by this troupe. A Mighty Wind is good for an occasional laugh but you're not likely to be blown away.