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51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Robert Dominguez
    75
    Moog mostly has the amiable, 70-ish inventor recounting his story, from his teen years as an electronics whiz in the Bronx to his development of a smaller, cheaper synthesizer.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    70
    At the very least, Moog should persuade you that the history of music over the last century is as much a story of technology and sound as a family tree of stylistic influences. It's a very useful reminder.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    70
    Smart and fast-paced.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    60
    Short and shapeless but nonetheless welcome documentary.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    Fjellestad exhibits a playful adoration for the man and the otherworldly sounds of his machine in an intriguing rendering of one of music technology's seminal figures.
  6. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Leighton Klein
    50
    For every insight, there are a half-dozen meandering conversations and unguided reminiscences.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    This short documentary might teach you a thing or two about the electronic instrument that revolutionized the sound of modern music.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Greg Burk
    50
    Largely, you get to watch a nice old guy waxing philosophical in his beloved vegetable garden, in his workshop or amid city traffic. If that switches you on, then plug in.
  9. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Catucci
    50
    Dry interviews and soggy performances by the likes of Money Mark and Rick Wakeman of Yes don't do much to burnish Moog's legacy.
  10. Empire
    Reviewed by: Simon Crook
    40
    Yet in spite of the affable Mr. Moog, the mood remains distant, too fetishistic to be passionate. Great noises, though.
  11. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    30
    Moog is an inventor's movie all the way.
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