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(1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   "it is impossible not to be charmed by [Anvil lead singer Steve Kudlow's] arrested development and to find yourself rooting for his eventual success even as you laugh at his many failures."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel 5/5 "Director Sacha Gervasi has created one of the great masterpieces of the music business, a seminal statement of pipe dreams and true possibilities..."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A- "Anvil! is a stupendous document of perseverance and crushing musical industry realities, brought to life by the two men who somehow managed to keep the devil horns raised for over 30 years of disappointment."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf A "You don't have to give two cents about Heavy Metal music to appreciate Sacha Gervasi's joyous and touching documentary about charismatic Canadian musicians Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner..."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 3/4 "Gervasi uncovers the obscurity blanket from [these] veteran Canadian metal rockers and gives them a cinematic salute in the outrageously entertaining Anvil!"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B+ "Affectionate but revealing...a deeply human piece that's hilarious one moment and touching the next."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 ""A hymn to the human spirit, played in power chords ... It isn't just better than most music documentaries; it's better than most documentaries, period.""   Cinematical   James Rocchi 2.5/4 "This mildly moving documentary - about the best Canadian metal band you've never heard of - is nearly undermined by its own similarity to countless music mockumentaries past."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito B "An affectionate portrait rather than a sad, derisive takedown, Anvil! The Story of Anvil finds inspiration in the passion and tenacity these aging metalheads display."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 4/4 "Comedy, drama, unforgettable characters, good music, and an underdog story. Don't miss it!"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "I'm still not 100 percent convinced that this wonderfully bittersweet documentary isn't entirely a put-on."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "A European tour fraught with shady venue owners, missed trains and in-fighting, and subsequent efforts to record their 13th studio album are misadventures that a less compassionate filmmaker might have wrung for cheap Spinal Tap-ish humor."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4.5/5 "a paean to artistic hope in the midst of almost complete and abject failure."   Filmcritic.com   Paul Brenner "Although my fondness for heavy metal music knows many bounds, I still found "Anvil" to be a charming and enormously entertaining film"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "Besides being hysterically funny it's also an emotional story of two men who find their passion in life and stick with it."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 7/10 "It certainly helps that Gervasi has a sense of humor... the band's adventures often resemble a real-life version of This is Spinal Tap"   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh  (1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1