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02/27/09
I Like Killing Flies (2006)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:20
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.6/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 28, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: In his feature debut, noted artist illustrator and video-director Mahurin celebrates one of his favorite restaurants -- and ours -- Shopins, a Greenwich Village institution, much beloved by its... [More]
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Reviews for I Like Killing Flies
I like Kenny Shopsin!
09/24/07
Viewers will either like it, as I did, or hate it, based on Kenny Shopsin's abrasive, but fascinating personality.
01/19/07
The story is okay and at times quite entertaining, but it does not make for a compelling drama that you have to rush out and see.
12/27/06
The food looks scrumptious and the video is carried along through the strength of the idiosyncratic and blustery chef.
12/05/06
It celebrates individuality, hidden artistry, uncelebrated brilliance and the essence of the American spirit and is a general gas to watch.
11/03/06
Top CriticThe security-camera visuals and intrusive button microphone jutting into the frame give the movie an appealing fly-on-the-wall quality, successfully capturing the old Shopsin's experience for posterity.
11/03/06
Top CriticAs oddly direct and quirky as its title. Its audio track would play great on "This American Life."
10/26/06
The central figure in this exuberant documentary, a committed Freudian who probably would've tossed Freud himself out had he looked at him sideways, spouts one gem after another.
09/21/06
Top CriticYou can't go home again, the film reminds us, and you can never eat the same meal twice. At least not at Shopsin's.
09/14/06
Shopsin is a character. He's loud, lewd and fat, speaks his mind on just about every subject known to man, and is beloved by his regular customers, who follow him to his new digs.
08/04/06
... an unabashedly home-cooked homage to New York eccentricity.
08/02/06
Top CriticA colorful and offbeat documentary about Kenny Shopsin, a cook, entrepreneur, and raconteur in a popular Greenwich Village restaurant.
07/29/06
[Shopsin is] a small piece of New York history, and Mahurin's film is the portrait he deserves: small, noisy and oddly engaging beneath the bluster.
07/28/06
It is a joy of a movie. But watching it hungry -- at least for those of us outside New York, or those New Yorkers who Kenny refuses to serve -- only creates an appetite that cannot possibly be satisfied.
07/28/06
An irresistible no-budget documentary.
07/28/06
Top CriticAnyone who laments the loss of an older, grittier New York ought to adore this affectionate portrait of Greenwich Village restaurant owner Kenny Shopsin.
07/28/06
Top CriticA quick-sketch portrait of Kenny Shopsin, of the legendary or notorious, depending on your experience, Greenwich Village eatery that bears his name.
07/27/06
Top CriticThe central subject is such a volatile, complex eccentric and his establishment is such a uniquely New York institution that the charming character study should land quality cable slots.
07/27/06
Top CriticIt's a rough-hewn film, more interesting, probably, to those who've actually made it through a meal there, but fun and maybe even inspiring.
07/27/06
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