Review of Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016) by Guido S — 20 Jul 2016

Anyone who is interested in television, media, American culture, or storytelling should see this gem.

This review of Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016) was written by Guido S on 20 Jul 2016.

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You has generally received positive reviews.

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By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 21 Jul 2016

It is worth the price of admission for the clips from All in the Family alone…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 20 Jul 2016

Ewing and Grady insert vignettes featuring a young actor playing Lear as a 9-year-old, wandering an empty theater and trying on his analog’s…

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By Walter Addiego (380) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Aug 2016

It’s a lot of ground to cover, but if the movie fails to plumb the depth of Lear’s mystery, it succeeds in being an entertaining look at…

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By Jason Gorber (520) for POV Magazine (25) on 14 Aug 2017

The film showcases Lear's talent without eulogizing him, presenting a warts-and-all take that still manages to highlight the remarkable vitality…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 04 Jul 2016

An entertaining documentary on the television writer and producer who pioneered socially relevant television in America…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 07 Jul 2016

Despite the occasionally intrusive bouts of visual artiness...an engaging portrait of a likable and influential player in television history…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Jul 2016

For a movie about the creator of some of the most pointed, controversial comedies in television history, Norman Lear: Just Another Version…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for Village Voice (8,525) on 07 Jul 2016

The 93-year-old is a legend with a zillion stories - so why is the new documentary about his life so unsatisfying…

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By Amanda S (629) on 22 Jan 2016

A warmly intimate, fascinating and funny look inside the life and politics of an iconic television mogul…

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By Ellen Gray (6) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 04 Aug 2016

Just Another Version is less sweeping than Lear's memoir but filled with smartly chosen clips…

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