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(1 - 27) of 27 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1   A "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster is a masterpiece of rock 'n roll documentary filmmaking, and has set the bar high for those who attempt it in the future."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark "Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky could hardly have known what they were in for when they set out to make a movie about Metallica."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "Comparisons to This is Spinal Tap abound in this inside look at the heavy metal rock band Metallica, but This is Spinal Tap was a heck of a lot of fun also."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 3.5/4 "...there's more than enough here to hold the interest of those that aren't necessarily into this kind of music."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "It's hard for me to grok why Metallica is the most popular or the most hated heavy-metal band there ever was."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Some Kind of Monster is a first: a film that’s intimate to a fault."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "There is no better time for this film to be, even if its appeal would be mostly limited to band fans and sociologists."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B+ "By the time the film is over, you'll have witnessed a curious creative process, seeing not just an album made but a group of people redefined."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "Like a hopelessly elongated episode of 'Behind the Music'...By the end many viewers might think the subtitle should really be 'Some Kind of Joke.'"   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Raw, riveting rock doc goes inside a mega-band's crisis -- and captures an unexpectedly human search for connection."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/4 "An entertaining and penetrating look at the creative process"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 4/4 "One of the most intriguing films of the year."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 63/100 "Because of its unexpected level of intimacy, it will likely hold the interest of even those with no interest in heavy metal bands."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 7/10 "...an intriguing study of an extremely popular heavy metal band and their personal issues."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo A "Berlinger and Sinofsky have raised the bar even higher with subjects who dare to risk exposing their raw psyches, warts and all."   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 8/10 "Who else would give documentary filmmakers this kind of access to their lives? I’ll tell you who: Anna Nicole Smith, and any of the has-beens from The Surreal Life."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick D "The worst kind of rockumentary: a boring, self-important, uninspired portrayal of a band more than a decade past its prime. "   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll A "has a pretty similar trajectory to Sam Jones's wonderful "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," but Jones is to Berlinger & Sinofsky as Edward G. Ulmer is to Alfred Hitchcock"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/5 "A mesmerizing spectacle."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[P]rofoundly moving... may well be the new yardstick against which the next 20 years of rock movies will be measured..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/5 "has plenty of stuff to savor"   Filmcritic.com   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "The film will engage a much broader audience than just Metallica fans."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Overlong, but interesting documentary of heavy metal band Metallica."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "Berlinger and Sinofsky manipulate almost two years of raw footage into one coherent, riveting and educational piece."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 2/4 "A movie about narcissism that indulges that narcissism--vindicated by our decision to pay a few bucks for the honour."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 27) of 27 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1