62
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandSan Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandSometimes corny, often funny and just as often touching, their act has been wowing Kiwis for decades.
- 75New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottTheir story, as told by Pooley, also is a touching and quietly meaningful one, built around themes of tolerance, self-acceptance and unconditional love.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonThe beloved Kiwi duo, who frequently perform as a rotating cast of corny alter egos, can charm even the crankiest viewers, thanks to their soaring, clarion harmonies and cuddly-butch personas.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMerging old-fashioned comedy routines with up-to-the-minute politics - all of it enabled by fun-loving personalities and a gift for rousing original songs - the ladies emit a genuine warmth that reels audiences in.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderBefitting her subjects, director Leanne Pooley maintains a joyful tone throughout.
- 60Time OutNick SchagerTime OutNick SchagerDirector Leanne Pooley's documentary on the sisters and their "anarchist variety act" is definitely a formulaic bit of portraiture, but given its engaging, pioneering subjects, gimmickry is hardly needed to spice things up.
- 60NPRMark JenkinsNPRMark JenkinsAn entertaining concert film, but not an incisive character study.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyBoxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyA conventional portrait of an endearingly unconventional sister act-with roots in music halls and the dairy farm on which they were raised (and became expert yodelers)-The Topp Twins is a piece of hagiography.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithTheir '50s-style comedy mugging not only don't come across to Americans, it's hard to believe even New Zealanders would care.