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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistChristian GallichioThe PlaylistChristian GallichioWhile not a complete portrait of Lightfoot, “If You Could Read My Mind” provides enough key insight into the musician to entertain those who are already fans and convert the others who perhaps haven’t heard of him.
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatHe’s not just one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, but one of the world’s. If You Could Read My Mind reminds us why.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanHighly entertaining documentary about the folk-pop troubadour of Canada.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough far from comprehensive, the entertaining cinematic biography should well please the singer's longtime fans, particularly those who have followed him through his career spanning six decades, and possibly make him some new ones.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustGordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind is a thoroughly engaging retrospective of a hard-working, hard-living performer who survived to tell the tale.
- 70The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyLightfoot is frank about sizing up that work — the movie opens with him expressing disdain for the sexism of his early hit “For Lovin’ Me” — and he’s refreshingly up-to-date in his perspectives about today’s music.