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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
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55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Joshua Kosman
    75
    With his self-deprecating demeanor and easy laugh, Glass is a congenial presence, and now and then he lets an insight drop.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    67
    As fascinating as Glass often is, it's simultaneously too conventional and not conventional enough.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Eichler
    63
    The lack of a credible external perspective beyond the narrative provided by Glass, his friends, family, and associates, makes the film feel too cozy.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    60
    Much like its subject: affable, quotable and emotionally guarded in the extreme.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    50
    Another superficial film about music from Scott Hicks ("Shine"), picture runs a distant second to the superior new film on John Adams and Peter Sellars, "Wonders Are Many," which really captures how a composer works.
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    40
    Glass is a stupefyingly dull portrait of a man who doesn't seem to be lying when he says, "I have so few secrets."
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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. ricimer
    10
    A must-see for every Philip Glass fan out there, the composer and the man really come across in this documentary and there is a great deal of insights about his musical upbringing and the cultural climate in which he developed his unique skills.… Full Review »
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