Facing the Music
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2002
Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    90
    Uncompromising in her art, her teaching, and her professional relations, Boyd makes for a classic tough old bird of a character.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Mark Peranson
    80
    In a meticulous style that often appears offhanded, the directors chronicle Boyd's journey step-by-step, pausing to eavesdrop on the teacher talking to herself.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    63
    Makes a powerful case against the wisdom of budget cuts at universities everywhere.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    If a year in the life of a university department head doesn't sound like the stuff of a riveting documentary, please allow this stirring film by husband and wife filmmakers Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson to change your mind.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: David Stratton
    100
    Isn't only an outstanding documentary -- it's also a powerful personal drama.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    70
    Often feels like two movies loosely sewn together. By far the most compelling of the two is its portrait of Ms. Boyd, a woman who for all her quirks and self-dramatizing flourishes, emerges as a noble spirit on the side of the angels.
  7. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    Generous doses of bright-sounding music add to the movie's appeal.
  8. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    An urgent, stirring story made all the more inspiring by the very ordinary nature of its subjects.

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