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A so-so documentary about a fascinating personality, Salinger has moments of insight but is too often bogged down by reenactments and a lack of attention to the man's actual writings.
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Salinger triumphs, though, as an absorbing portrait of a singular man of mystery. January 28, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review…
Salinger triumphs, though, as an absorbing portrait of a singular man of mystery.
Ed Bark
Too bad that Salinger offers no real insight into the elusive writer and is fueled almost entirely by trivial anecdotes. January 21, 2014 | Full Review…
Too bad that Salinger offers no real insight into the elusive writer and is fueled almost entirely by trivial anecdotes.
Neal Justin
The movie has a shallow, paparazzo literalism. It just wants to catch the legendarily reclusive Salinger getting into a Jeep. January 6, 2014 | Full Review…
The movie has a shallow, paparazzo literalism. It just wants to catch the legendarily reclusive Salinger getting into a Jeep.
Wesley Morris
What emerges is a portrait of an enigma. September 23, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
What emerges is a portrait of an enigma.
Soren Andersen
Where Salinger succeeds is in the gripping section on World War II, and in the exquisite, often melancholy details in the stories told by the likes of Joyce Maynard. September 20, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Where Salinger succeeds is in the gripping section on World War II, and in the exquisite, often melancholy details in the stories told by the likes of Joyce Maynard.
Richard Roeper
The treatment of J.D. Salinger's writing in this overwrought documentary is so inflated and pompous it comes as a relief when Judd Apatow shows up to describe The Catcher in the Rye as a funny book filled with great lines. September 20, 2013 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
The treatment of J.D. Salinger's writing in this overwrought documentary is so inflated and pompous it comes as a relief when Judd Apatow shows up to describe The Catcher in the Rye as a funny book filled with great lines.
Michael Sragow
Despite its shortcomings, Salinger is not only interesting, but enlightening for those unfamiliar with this voice of a generation. November 27, 2019 | Full Review…
Despite its shortcomings, Salinger is not only interesting, but enlightening for those unfamiliar with this voice of a generation.
Debbie Lynn Elias
Beyond its disturbing aspersions cast on mental illness, the film tells a story that is inherently flawed by the absence of its own key player. January 30, 2019 | Full Review…
Beyond its disturbing aspersions cast on mental illness, the film tells a story that is inherently flawed by the absence of its own key player.
Tara Judah
In total, Salinger might be an excellent documentary to watch if you want to know more about author J.D. Salinger, but the only way to truly know him may be to assume that everything he wrote was autobiography. November 29, 2017 | Full Review…
In total, Salinger might be an excellent documentary to watch if you want to know more about author J.D. Salinger, but the only way to truly know him may be to assume that everything he wrote was autobiography.
Josh Terry
Many reviewers have made the obvious joke that Holden Caulfield would've hated Salinger because it's so phony-and he would have, and it is. August 22, 2017 | Full Review…
Many reviewers have made the obvious joke that Holden Caulfield would've hated Salinger because it's so phony-and he would have, and it is.
Sean Nelson
Salinger would scoff at it. April 8, 2014 | Rating: D | Full Review…
Salinger would scoff at it.
Dan Schindel
For those captivated by Salinger's writing, this intelligent and often invigorating film provides fine insight into his world. February 19, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
For those captivated by Salinger's writing, this intelligent and often invigorating film provides fine insight into his world.
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