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68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    75
    Filmmaker Barry Hershey's impressionistic documentary about the casting process is the antidote to years of comic "audition montages," those guaranteed laugh-getting freak-show parades of no-talents mangling monologues and pulling nutty stunts in hopes of standing out from the crowd.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tim Grierson
    70
    A nicely contemplative documentary about actors and their ambivalent relationship with that intimidating space.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    70
    A fascinating and surprisingly involving film.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    70
    A solid documentary about how art is made.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Richard Kuipers
    70
    Film's warm disposition and deliberate lack of razzmatazz will hook discerning, mature viewers.
  6. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    63
    Voyeurism is central to the cinema and to acting, of course, and you'd better believe these women know it. Still, Casting About feels oddly disingenuous.
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