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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerMaybe because I happen to be reading "Moby Dick" and was therefore more open to the wider world of whale metaphor, I found Chernick's view of Barney and his working entourage riveting.
- 70VarietyVarietyWhatever audiences might have wanted to know about sculptor-filmmaker Matthew Barney but were too embarrassed to ask is revealed in accessible documentary Matthew Barney: No Restraint.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayNo Restraint misses a lot of opportunities, like the chance to contrast Barney's work with artists working on a lower budget, or to examine his positive and negative influence on modern art, or to break down an economic model based on selling off the pieces Barney discards along the way.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceChernick's film traces the creation of Barney's "narrative sculpture" with open curiosity and an alert, amiable eye.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile not as balanced or fully satisfying as it should be, Matthew Barney: No Restraint will fit naturally as a pairing for future theatrical and DVD exposures of Barney's controversial works.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAlison Chernick's film skims the surface of a strange and celebrated career. After a meager 72 minutes, the man who once stretched an obsession with testicles into a five-film cycle remains as unknowable as ever.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoPleasant enough, with funny moments.
- 38Boston GlobeBoston GlobeAs blandly lucid as Barney's is wildly and perplexingly imaginative.