Certifiably Jonathan Reviews
Top CriticJonathan Winters is a fine and funny fellow, and deserves better than this.
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| Original Score: 1/4
The big-kid-bulky Dayton-born comedian gets some welcome playtime in Jim Pasternak's patchwork tribute, but not nearly enough.
Movieline
It's got a great subject -- the extraordinarily voluble comedian Jonathan Winters, whose constant rush of words can be like a blizzard: beautiful, maddening, exhausting and finally beautiful again. But it's not a great film.
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| Original Score: 5/10
For a movie literally about "finding the funny," it's ironic that director Jim Pasternak too rarely does in his fitfully lively but mostly awkward mockumentary "Certifiably Jonathan."
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| Original Score: 2/5
Observing his subject both on and off medication (Mr. Winters says he is bipolar), Mr. Pasternak has produced a film that feels depressingly exploitative.
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| Original Score: 1/5
AV Club
Would seem inconsequential under any circumstances, but feels especially threadbare coming on the heels of Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work.
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| Original Score: C-
Faux documentary about the legendary comedian squanders the rich potential of its subject.
Film Journal International
There's a trove of laughs to be found here, courtesy of the ineffable Jonathan Winters, which somewhat override the labored mockumentary gimmick.
Slant Magazine
Jim Pasternak's documentary is a sophisticated appreciation of Winters as an unsung multi-talent.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Spirituality and Practice
A whimsical documentary about the elderly comedian Jonathan Winters and his quest to have his paintings exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Fortunately, Winters' legendary inventiveness as a comedian has not diminished with the years.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
