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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWhen C-Diddy (a.k.a. David Jung), in his samurai superman suit, does his note-perfect, lip-twisting, belly-jiggling manic mime of Extreme's ''Play With Me,'' it's hard not to grin and admit that, yes, this is almost an art form.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceMy long strums are pretty f---ing tight," gushes one faux-ax-stroker in this slick, hilarious, and at times even suspenseful ode to competitive mock-rock and/or the further decline of Western civ.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirI don't know whether to call it interpretive dance for dudes or performance art or just a highly developed form of wanking. Who cares? It seriously rocks.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWithout their efforts, ordinary moviegoers would never know that air-guitar competitors must craft a series of one-minute routines, some to songs they've only just heard, or that their efforts are judged on the 4.0 to 6.0 scale used to rank competitive figure skaters. Important to know? No. Fascinating? Absolutely.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The film manages to make surprisingly convincing gestures toward the power of communion, and indeed pantomime, that make the world shine a bit more hopeful.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibWith equal measures of showmanship, patriotism and irony, hundreds vie at NYC's Pussycat Lounge for the East Coast Division of the first-ever nationwide air guitar championship for the right to eventually represent the U.S. at the world championship.
- The movie's wild performances and droll humor are tough to resist.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustIt's one of the charms of Air Guitar Nation that much of it plays like a mockumentary in which you're not quite sure who's pulling your leg. But it's real, even if the guitars are not.
- 67Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerDirector Alexandra Lipsitz doesn't do much more than chronicle the noise, but it's intermittently fun stuff.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversDocumentarian Alexandra Lipsitz believes that air-guitar competitions are worth a whole feature-length movie. She's wrong, of course. But the fun lasts longer than you might think.