81
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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittObviously a profoundly personal film, but it's also a smartly conducted tour through the world of building and design that Kahn towered over during the most successful phases of his career.
- 90VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThis fascinating portrait of an eccentric visionary and his chaotic triple family life is an accomplished, enormously satisfying non-fiction work.
- 90Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiAn inspired homage to his father's work, and a bracing, bittersweet testament of filial love mixed with pain and compassion.
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe result is an immensely enjoyable portrait of a strange-looking, non-comforming genius who loved women as much as designing masterpieces but was never able to commit to them. In other words: great architect, lousy family man.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe son is obsessive and petulant, punishing and self-pitying, and by the time he gets to a talk with his hurt old mother, we understand why.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterTinged with sorrow, compassion, forgiveness and, ultimately, love. More than 25 years after his father's death, Nathaniel visits his father's architectural works and speaks to the people who knew him.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe son's search is one of three strands of a story that the movie weaves into a meticulously structured portrait of a complicated man who remains elusive even after key elements of the puzzle have been pieced together.
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasTouring his father's magnificent structures, Nathaniel shows signs of coming around to his mother's point of view, and of realizing that Kahn's towering contributions to art and humanity perhaps exceed (if not altogether excuse) his shortcomings as a father, a husband, and a lover.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardApparently Louis Kahn was not much of a father, raconteur or businessman. But he was a genius, and he left his mark on all the people whose lives he touched.