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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickFortunately, Winters' legendary inventiveness as a comedian has not diminished with the years.
- 50Village VoiceNicolas RapoldVillage VoiceNicolas RapoldThe big-kid-bulky Dayton-born comedian gets some welcome playtime in Jim Pasternak's patchwork tribute, but not nearly enough.
- 50MovielineMovielineIt's got a great subject - the extraordinarily voluble comedian Jonathan Winters, whose constant rush of words can be like a blizzard: beautiful, maddening, exhausting and finally beautiful again. But it's not a great film.
- 42The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinAn unabashed valentine to Winters, but like an unfortunate number of valentines, it proves a little embarrassing to the giver and recipient alike.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibWinters deserves better.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBound to disappoint diehard Winters fans while leaving the uninitiated baffled, Certifiably Jonathan doesn't begin to fully suggest the range of the comedian's brilliance and lasting influence.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThis rambling, unfocused, shuffling documentary paints the famous standup in broad strokes, only occasionally providing worthy examples of how Winters inspired generations.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisTeeming with smart American humorists - and a passel of Arquettes - all unconditionally admiring. What's astonishing, then, is that not one of them stepped in to dissuade their friend from participating in such an embarrassingly awful project.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe result is not merely a bad film, but a waste of an opportunity. As he approaches 85, Winters is still active, funny, enthusiastically involved in painting and could have been the subject of a good film. This isn't it.
- 20Time OutS. James SnyderTime OutS. James SnyderThis confounding, overwrought mockumentary abruptly devolves into sitcom silliness.