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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeHockney is a little work of art of its own, even if it's so very nice and happy about everything.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie Collin“Everyone is looking all the time; you just have to train yourself to look harder,” Hockney explains. This warm, affectionate, perceptive film makes looking harder look easy.
- 80Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramBoth revealing and good-natured, its a very inviting exploration of one of the 20th Centurys major artists.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinAn officially sanctioned but pleasingly gush-free cinematic monograph.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranHockney is less interested in providing a conventional top-to-bottom narrative than in capturing a sense of who Hockney is and what is important to him.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s an engaging and garrulous film, and Hockney is now a cheerful, grandfatherly figure, and an object lesson in taking the boy out of Bradford, and not the other way around.
- 60Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeThere are beautiful moments from David Hockney’s home-video stash in this thoughtful doc.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhen it deepens its intellectual focus, Hockney begins to lose coherence, with rushed sequences that cover his stage designs, his landscapes and his experiments with photography.
- 58The Film StageMichael SnydelThe Film StageMichael SnydelThere’s no doubt Hockney deserves appreciation for his artistic influence, but this documentary is less a reflection of his singular presence than the result of haphazardly mashing together a fascinating life.
- 50Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardAfter a nearly virtuoso opening, it reduces passages of the painter's life into multiple montages of pop pabulum.