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Mighty Wind, A (2003) Rank 2 Reviews
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MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
There's absolutely no one who relishes the carefree concept of utilizing the mockumentary as much as funnybone-busting filmmaker Christopher Guest. Sure, there have been other moviemakers willing to spin their creative wheels in terms of humorously ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Slant Magazine
Joke-for-joke, it's not that funny—but it's almost poignant. Christopher Guest's latest mockumentary, A Mighty Wind, takes dead aim at folk singers, and his parodies feel accurate: hippie-dippy album covers from long ago; male pattern baldness; songs ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Slant Magazine
Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)
There was a time, the post-Beat, pre-protest era, in which American liberal suburbanites dipped their slightly rebellious toes in the waters of American folk music. It was a time before Bob Dylan tossed cards on the ground and told us that the times they ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)
TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
There’s absolutely no one who relishes the carefree concept of utilizing the mockumentary as much as funnybone-busting filmmaker Christopher Guest. Sure, there have been other moviemakers willing to spin their creative wheels in terms of humorously ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Half-funny mockumentary. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Take This Is Spinal Tap, lower the volume, raise the perkiness and you have ... A Mighty Wind. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
There are fewer laugh-out-loud moments than in Guest’s previous efforts, but the lost laughs are traded for a greater-than-expected amount of poignancy. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
Despite its shortcomings, A Mighty Wind ultimately does work more often than not, sustained in large part by the music. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
It's not that A Mighty Wind isn't funny. It is. But it's also amazingly insubstantial. Five minutes after it's over, it begins to evaporate. And it doesn't help that Wind breaks (oh, come on, you couldn't have resisted either) no new ground. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Genuine appreciation of the movie comes in recognizing the careful evocation of the sights, sounds and emotions of the early '60s -- sans the politics, which are curiously MIA -- and not from hooting at the hicks. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
DVDTalk.com (Megan Denny)
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Dallas Observer (Gregory Weinkauf)
The songs are actually quite good--if also hideously embarrassing--but these comedians take their roles far too seriously, to their peril and our puzzlement. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Dallas Observer (Gregory Weinkauf)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Chicago Tribune
On the flip side, I loved Rob Reiner's "This Is Spinal Tap," the first of this string of mostly improvised "mockumentaries" starring Guest, Michael McKean and other actors who would become Guest regulars. These has-been rockers were just as dim as their ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Chicago Tribune
Boxoffice Magazine
"A Mighty Wind" is definitely the lesser of Christopher Guest's three post-"Spinal Tap" mockumentaries -- coming in just behind "Best in Show" and "Waiting for Guffman." That doesn't mean it's not funny, but merely that it's not as funny as the previous ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Pop Entertainment.com
This film should have been hysterical. It had all the right ingredients. It is created by some of the most intelligent comic actors around, people who have honed their craft in three of the funniest movies of the last twenty years (This is Spinal Tap, ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
This stuff is sporadically amusing but never laugh-out-loud funny because we never escape the feeling that the gang is coasting until a more worthy target materializes, a target they can lambaste with impunity. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
It's a rare case where the soundtrack album is better, and funnier, than the movie. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
A Mighty Wind is a little too smirky for its own good, but is also funny enough to recommend seeing at least once. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Guest and his troupe have made a perfectly enjoyable movie, but held to the high comedic standards of their previous two mockumentary adventures ... not to mention This Is Spinal Tap ... A Mighty Wind is a bummer. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Blows in funny-ha-ha but blows out funny-strange. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Guest and company can always entertain, but they’re even better at doing much, much more. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Beguiling yet not so funny as [Guest's] Best in Show , This Is Spinal Tap and Waiting for Guffman . ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
If you liked "Best in Show," then you'll probably like "A Mighty Wind." It is the same kind of film, written, directed and acted by most of the same crew, including many of the same actors. The "mockumentary" spoof on folk music was written and directed ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Director Christopher Guest took the overwhelming success of his role in Rob Reiner's hilarious mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (about an aging heavy metal band) to direct a slightly less hilarious Waiting for Guffman (about the participants of a ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
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Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Essentially, this is "Spinal Tap" in folk music. The son of a beloved folk music producer has only two weeks to organize a major event showcasing the reunions of three then-popular 60's folk groups. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
The wheezy Mighty Wind can't blow out the candle of this group's first musical mockumentary, 1984's "This Is Spinal ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Three 1960's folk acts reunite for a memorial concert at Carnegie Hall after a famous legendary folk manager dies. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Most of this film feels as if we've seen it before, and that's because we have. But this cast is marvelous to be around, as always. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
Everyone tries so hard . . . and surely A Mighty Wind would bring down the house in Branson, MO. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)
If you’re going for a textbook “good” movie, this isn’t it. But... I sure laughed a lot. And these days, that’s good enough for me. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
I'll admit, the films by Christopher Guest are an acquired taste, and quite possibly are only made for a relatively small demographic out there who finds the droll mock-umentary humor to be uniquely inspired genius. I'll also admit, after witnessing the m ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Filmchaw (Andrew Moxon)
iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
Satire needs to draw blood. Christopher Guest's latest mockumentary draws a line in the sand instead. ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
The first thing Christopher Guest needs to do is stop focusing on niche groups for his mockumentaries, how hard is it, really, to make fun of dog shows and folk music? Well actually, in spite of the cheap shot, Guest’s last film Best In Show was ...read the complete Mighty Wind movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
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