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  1. A.Zubatov
    Nov 5, 2002
    4
    Derrida, the man, acquits himself quite well, playfully engaging and teasing the filmmakers and managing to muster interesting, if not illuminating, answers to their inept questions. He is the highlight, however, because "Derrida," the film, leaves much to be desired. The direction itself is simply atrocious, making use of a roving camera that appears to be helpless and lost, interspersed with melodramatic and grandiose slow-motion shots in the worst tradition of "Rescue 911" reconstructions, complemented by out-of-place and laughably ominous sonic bleeps and whooshes to infuse the film with an air of affectation sufficient to embarrass even the most brazenly high-minded of Derrida's devotees. While such techniques are largely deployed in service of the tongue-in-cheek deconstructive gesture the filmmakers intend, the amateurish execution undermines their effort to the point where they would have been better off simply telling a straight story, even if it would have been far less faithful in spirit to one of the most evasive thinkers our civilization has produced. … Expand
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Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    80
    The adoring and adorable documentary on the philosopher Jacques Derrida.
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  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    67
    A charming but only partly satisfying portrait of its subject.
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  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    80
    Challenging and fascinating -- everything you didn't know you didn't know about Derrida's life and work.
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