Salinger
2013, Documentary, 2h 9m
88 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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. Read critic reviews
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All Critics (88) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (56)
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Salinger triumphs, though, as an absorbing portrait of a singular man of mystery.
January 28, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review… -
Too bad that Salinger offers no real insight into the elusive writer and is fueled almost entirely by trivial anecdotes.
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The movie has a shallow, paparazzo literalism. It just wants to catch the legendarily reclusive Salinger getting into a Jeep.
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What emerges is a portrait of an enigma.
September 23, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
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.
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A distractingly bombastic music design starts at a thundering pitch and has nowhere to go but further.
September 20, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Salinger
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Sep 07, 2013For any fan of Holden Caulfield this interesting work explores the fetid earth from which he arose, along with some antidotal commentary from celebs who're fans just like you. You won't find out why he isolated from society, but if you are a fan then indeed you already know and can thusly enjoy watching celebs and others NOT KNOW, even after claiming to've loved Catcher.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Jul 16, 2013It's not often that I see a documentary that isn't very good, but it's unheard of for a documentary to be so completely at odds with the message it tries to impart! A film that in turn idolizes Salinger in an almost creepy fashion and would have him rolling in his grave, "Salinger" is a phony mess, filled with manipulative music and swooping camera angles of what appears to be stock footage. Yet it is thorough in tracing his career, isn't afraid to question the man, and does end up imparting some interesting food for thought. Unfortunately, even if the documentary was not pretentious, and ultimately a commercial for books that Salinger may or may not actually have given permission to publish, it simply isn't well-made. Your average History Channel doc, or in other words, frustratingly disappointing.Sam B Super Reviewer
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