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80Ferrara’s unconventional methods only manage to serve Chelsea on the Rocks, his loving portrait of Manhattan’s boho landmark, the Chelsea Hotel.
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75Rambles a bit, but it's a real slice of New York history.
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75It's a celebration of a shady landmark, but also a lament.
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70Manhattan's storied hotel is the timely subject of this passionate tribute.
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70A warm and curiously engaging film despite many flaws and the sloppiness of its construction.
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The movie’s most enjoyable moments are the brief instances when Ferrara himself intrudes on the scene.
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63Even as Bard, filmmaker Milos Forman and Ferrara himself bemoan the changes, the lobby is filled with fine art -- and guests who aren't likely to harm you.
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60A skittery, rambling but often absorbing portrait.
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50An enraptured fantasia of high times at the hotel, the film is so intoxicated with the Chelsea’s bohemian mystique it virtually consumes itself.
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40Ferrera's shaggy tone, which fits the iconic building, gets irritating. Still, if you come for the stories, you'll stay for the company.
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Chelsea rambles--and in a way that makes you want to move down the bar.