Carol Channing: Larger Than Life Reviews

A bubbly 90-year-old mascot from the golden days of the American musical, this doc's subject is certainly larger than the conventional testimonial treatment she's given.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

There's little sense of the Carol Channing beneath the overdone makeup - if there is one - except maybe to celebrate her fourth marriage to a high school classmate who died recently.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Dori Berinstein's desultory, fawning profile of the nonagenarian performer devotes many of its padded 88 minutes to Channing's greatest success, playing the title yenta in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway in the 1960s.

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Carol Channing: Larger than Life is like a warm cinematic hug from Shubert Alley, not to be missed by anyone with even the remotest passing interest in Channing or Broadway history.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10

This is a love letter to a born star and living legend that will make you laugh, cry, and be thankful that the great Channing is still here among us.

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Wonderfully informative. It can be faulted somewhat for only viewing Channing through admiring, rose-colored glasses, but then I suppose anyone who disparages the endearingly cheery star does so at their own peril.

Full Review | Original Score: A-

The soft touch makes perfect sense, though anyone not already lined up at the altar of old-school Broadway will find the film slower going.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Seldom has a documentary been more aptly subtitled than Dori Berinstein's Carol Channing: Larger Than Life.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

The lady was - and remains - a pro, still glowin', crowin', goin' strong.

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In her ninth decade, Carol Channing is the subject of a documentary about her incredible life and devotion to entertainment that is as delightful and effervescent as the bubbly star herself.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Stalwartly upbeat

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

A celebration and a lament -- a celebration of Channing's seven decades as musical comedy star, and a lament that there's really no one like her anymore.

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Carol Channing is 91 going on 7. That is meant as a compliment.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

[Captures] the essence of Carol as one of those creatures of the theater that when you see her onstage, you know you've seen something special.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

There's not much beyond all the fawning, but the effusively talented Channing more than deserves the gush.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

A terrifically entertaining, smartly constructed trip down memory lane with one of the American stage's most legendary troupers.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

As show biz documentaries go, this one is a must-see.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Smarten up and pay attention. The Queen of Broadway enters.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

'Larger Than Life' proves an apt subtitle.

Full Review | Original Score: B+