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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100RogerEbert.comSteven BooneRogerEbert.comSteven BooneThe New Rijksmuseum is a four hour procession of minute details, an exhaustive catalogue of art world diplomacy and process, but what sticks is the way Hoigendijk weaves all the strands together, crosscutting here, overlapping there.
- 75Slant MagazineNick McCarthySlant MagazineNick McCarthyIt most potently strikes the tone of an elegy, pensively observing that beneath the bickering in museum boardrooms lies a massive treasure trove of art history that's being kept from the public's eye.
- 75New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeHoogendijk ends the movie just before the museum reopens; but her last, soaring image is a stirring vision of what made all the agita worthwhile.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe film dwells on the logistical and bureaucratic details of the process, and if it does not exactly write a fresh chapter in the history of art, it stands as an exemplary study in the sociology of art administration.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeHoogendijk has created an artifact that, while not exactly elegant, 400 years hence may prove as vital a window into Amsterdam culture as any of the Dutch masterpieces hanging in the museum itself.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiIf nothing else, patience has rewarded Hoogendijk and moviegoers with an inside look at an art administration without common sense.
- 63Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanArtful yet agonizingly unhurried at times.
- 60The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayWhile the movie isn’t a consistently riveting four hours, Hoogendijk does keep finding images and moments that demystify the museum business while making the art seem all the more magical.
- 60Village VoiceAaron CutlerVillage VoiceAaron CutlerA guided tour of a struggle.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsChicago Sun-TimesBill StametsHoogendijk is a guest with more tact than curiosity about why a three-year plan went so over schedule.