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Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceyMann’s laidback, dramatized-reality approach to the subject is to treat Carmine Street Guitars, at 42 Carmine Street, as a village general store from another era, a place for friendly gossip and home-made goods.
- 100VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanCarmine Street Guitars is a one-of-a-kind documentary that exudes a gentle, homespun magic.
- 90Rolling StoneDavid FearRolling StoneDavid FearIt’s a love letter — to New York, to the bohemians and musicians who still live there come hell or high water, to the art of crafting a damn fine customized Stratocaster, to taking pride in your work, to shooting the shit and most importantly, to finding a place for fellow freaks and misfits to call home.
- 88Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film celebrates the thingness of things, as well as the assuring clarity and lucidity that can arise from devotion to knowledge.
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyIn a film full of pleasant harmonies, a note of dread comes in.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe doc's a delight for six-string gearheads and a reverie for those who still treasure what remains of pre-Bloomberg, pre-Giuliani New York.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerNothing much happens in this pleasantly casual 80-minute conversation of a documentary. It doesn’t come to you; you must come to it – like a Jim Jarmusch film, particularly his "Coffee and Cigarettes" from 2003.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe eccentric, serene, almost poetic documentary about Kelly, his business, his protege guitar builder/decorator, the former art student Cindy Hulej.
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThe rhythm is slow. You really get the sense that when you walk through the doors of Carmine Street Guitars, you step outside of time.
- 50Film ThreatBobby LePireFilm ThreatBobby LePireWhen the filmmakers focus on the artists who work there, it is moving and engaging. Despite how fun it is to see your favorite musicians in everyday life, there is not much they say that is interesting.