Review of Salinger (2013) by Chris M — 22 Sep 2013

Very interesting documentary about author JD Salinger.

This review of Salinger (2013) was written by Chris M on 22 Sep 2013.

Salinger has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Austin K (143) on 22 Jun 2014

Interesting documentary that makes you wonder about Mr.Salinger…

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By Sean Nelson (32) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 21 Aug 2017

Many reviewers have made the obvious joke that Holden Caulfield would've hated Salinger because it's so phony-and he would have, and it is…

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By Corley J (119) on 07 Oct 2013

Very good Documentary if you like Documentary it can be long but very good movie and hope this gets oscar…

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By Jeffrey N (285) on 08 Oct 2014

2/3 of the documentary on reclusive author J.D. Salinger is engaging and fascinating learning about how J.D…

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By Lisandro L (8) on 25 Apr 2014

I loved this documentary and am surprised that it received such poor reviews. It described his enigmatic life and personality quite well…

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By Stephanie Z (68) on 26 Nov 2015

An average documentary on an extraordinary figure in literary history who basically wrote only one phenomenal Best Seller & chose never to…

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By Erin D (634) on 27 Sep 2014

Lost interest after a while, but the ending shocked both myself and my fiancee both. we are very excited for Salinger's posthumous books to come out…

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By Neal Justin (7) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 21 Jan 2014

Too bad that Salinger offers no real insight into the elusive writer and is fueled almost entirely by trivial anecdotes…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Nov 2017

In total, Salinger might be an excellent documentary to watch if you want to know more about author J.D…

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By Terry R (136) on 07 Nov 2013

This is a pretty great documentary. It has so much detail and after I watched it, I felt like I really understand J.D. Salinger as a person…

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