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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneWhat emerges is a far more accurate, complete and endearingly human portrait of Mozart than any documentary has ever painted.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeMost of the color and zest among the movie's many talking heads comes from the refreshingly irreverent opera director Jonathan Miller.
- 70Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesMilos Forman's "Amadeus" (1984) is so ingrained in the popular imagination that its portrait of Mozart may never be dispelled, but this thorough and insightful 2006 documentary presents a more rounded and compelling view of the high-spirited genius.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe film sniffs mightily at Milos Forman's "Amadeus," but even if you found that film over the top and off the wall, you might find yourself wishing for a little more "Volfie" and a little less Saint Wolfgang.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasMade to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth last year, In Search of Mozart is challenging and exemplary.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAn adamantly linear, myth-busting stride through a prodigiously talented life.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe overall effect is that of a deferential video you might find at a Mozart museum: educational, but not exactly inspiring.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghGrabsky's meticulous and frequently monotonous documentary about the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart comes to vivid life whenever one of the many world-class musicians who sat for interviews simultaneously describes and demonstrates exactly what's so special about particular compositions.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA beautifully lensed but ploddingly paced tribute.