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(1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 77% Fresh Page   1   "Morality takes a beating in 'Auto Focus,' a film more suitable for stag parties than for multiplexes."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 2.5/4 "Once the downward spiral comes to pass, Auto Focus bears out as your typical junkie opera..."   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers B+ "Instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral, Schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 2.5/5 "All told, it's worth a peek for Kinnear's bravery, but let's be honest, that Anna Nicole show is just as unsettling."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null 2.5/4 "Auto Focus is very well done all around, from the direction to the acting, but it never quite becomes the superb piece of work it wants to be."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair "...disquieting but overly preachy."   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor B- "It's a compelling watch, but moves no further than being an exploratory film about Crane's demise due to his sex addiction."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "The clever script takes jabs at wholesome television and deftly questions measures of success (for Crane, Paul Lynde's Hollywood Square was a step up after "Hogan's Heroes")."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3.5/4 "A biopic about Crane’s life in the classic tradition but evolves into what has become of us all in the era of video."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C "A facile, repetitive, tedious movie."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2.5/4 "Auto Focus is a revealing albeit uneven biopic about one man's quiet depravity and the concoction of temptation that fueled his quest for compulsive, risque pleasures."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B- "A creepy, intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man...about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "Greg Kinnear gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "A compelling motion picture that illustrates an American tragedy."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "Paul Schrader's films have a great sense of tragedy, and this comes through with particular strength in Auto Focus."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "Sordid, surreal tale of "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane's rise and fall grabs you tight like a clammy handshake and doesn't let go."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "Only a supremely flexible talent like Kinnear could whittle away at Crane's nuances and come up with thespian gold."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 3/4 "If [it] fails to be the truly great statement that it obviously yearns to be, it can't be faulted much for trying, since most of its failures on that account arise from its desire to remain honest about its subject's limitations."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 6.5/10 "Hypnotically compelling in a car crash sort of fashion where one can't look away from the wreckage."   Screen It!   Jim Judy "Schrader and writer Gerbosi aren't concerned with who did it, rather how someone like Crane could end up so badly."   Light Views   John Larsen 6/10 "I get about 30 e-mail messages every day trying to sell me services quite similar to what Crane did back in the early days of home video, which might be the reason why Focus fell disappointingly flat."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick B ""Auto Focus" works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the Playboy era"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "Kinnear's performance ... is flawless."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 1.5/5 "Mayonnaise-bland biopic, with a woefully miscast Greg Kinnear in a performance that is so dull that the kitschy sets and costumes constantly upstage him."   Film Threat   Phil Hall B+ "[It turns] another Behind the Music sob story into a unique parable of life in front of the camera."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux C "More like a peep show than a character study."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "Schrader examines Crane’s decline with unblinking candor."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford C+ "Translates into a mediocre episode of E!’s True Hollywood Story with more nudity."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "[Kinnear's] performance has to be one of the most sympathetic acts of decency one actor has ever extended to another."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "Despite excellent performances, this sordid story of the rise and decline of a modestly talented actor elicits little sympathy. It's a tawdry, turgid saga of self-destruction that leaves an aftertaste of profound sadness."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Susan Granger "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf C+ Read review   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 7/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 3.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 6/10 Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper Read review   Nitrate Online   Cynthia Fuchs Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 77% Fresh Page   1