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The Devil and Daniel Johnston Review

Release Date: Mar 31, 2006
Rated: thematic elements, drug content, and language including a sexual reference
Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.
Genres: Documentary
Director:Jeff Feuerzeig
Cast:Daniel Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Kathy McCarty, Gibby Haines, Jad Fair. Full cast + crew

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5.0

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4.0

77

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50

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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
A performer of formidable self-absorption, Johnston has inspired a film with the same trait, and the results are about what you might expect.

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60

out of 100

Variety Dennis Harvey
Picture is particularly well-crafted, managing to avoid the ambulance-chasing tenor that might easily have turned this into a voyeuristic freakshow.

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75

out of 100

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Watching the movie, I was reminded of the documentary "Crumb"...There is a line that sometimes runs between genius and madness, sometimes encircles them.

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80

out of 100

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
Jeff Feuerzeig, who won the best-director award at the 2005 Sundance festival, cobbles together a moving portrait of the artist as his own ghost, using a wealth of material provided by Mr. Johnston, from home movies to audiocassette diaries to dozens of original, and often heartbreakingly beautiful, songs.

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83

out of 100

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
A fascinating and lovingly crafted musical documentary that nevertheless misunderstands its own subject.

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88

out of 100

Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt
With humor, honesty and awe, Feuerzeig's portrait may love Daniel Johnston, but it won't give his parents much hope.

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90

out of 100

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
Whatever one's opinion of Johnston's art, this is documentary filmmaking at its finest.

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