64
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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanHe (Spurlock) takes Comic-Con seriously. He talks to Kevin Smith, Harry Knowles, and other famous grown-up geeks, but mostly he follows a handful of people whose dream it is to pass through the fan/professional looking glass and carve out a place for themselves in the industry of fantasy.
- 83Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyThere's much to enjoy in the lively, fun and fresh documentary Comic-con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, but chief among them may be that its director, Morgan Spurlock, is nowhere to be seen.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA look at the annual San Diego convention that is sweetly empathetic where previous Spurlock works have been brash and confrontational. Plus, it's a lot of fun.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttYou could point a camera just about anywhere at Comic-Con and record something weird, amazing, funny, stupid or all of the above.
- 67The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinFor a documentary supposedly focused on fans-it's right there in the title-Comic-Con Episode IV gets awfully distracted by the star power of professional smartasses like Smith and industry titans like Lee.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearNothing but 88 minutes of a gushy lovefest would have been grating, yet these episodic stories make the film feel like just another going-for-the-gold doc drumming up investment in a cultural curio. The Con's still the thing; a game-changer like this deserves deeper anthropology instead of being reduced to a gladiatorial arena for aspiring fringe dwellers.
- 38Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerMorgan Spurlock has little to say about Comic-Con other than that its attendees value it on a par with Christmas.