67
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatBradley GibsonFilm ThreatBradley GibsonSoucy’s documentary joyfully fulfills the mission of educating and entertaining, infused with the tremendous delight and loyalty of all those who worked with this seemingly magical production group.
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThe interviews are the best part of the film, which lacks the sleek, focused, concentrated quality of the best Merchant Ivory movies but succeeds on its own terms as sort of a “hangout” movie, non-fiction division.
- 60Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesWall Street JournalZachary BarnesThe documentary gets by on its interviews, archival footage and fascinating subjects, who in some respects always seemed like stalwarts of a fusty tradition.
- 60The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonThe New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonLike many documentaries of this sort, “Merchant Ivory” opts to be a survey without a thesis — informative, even engaging, but lacking an argument that might drive the documentary itself forward.
- 58IndieWireChristian BlauveltIndieWireChristian BlauveltThis sloppy, scattered documentary, very much lacking the refinement of Merchant Ivory’s own films, is a missed opportunity to explore why their films are great, what exactly is it that makes viewers return to them time and time again.