As a long-time fan of Pauline Kael (I still read her capsule reviews daily - if you can find an old Cinemania CD-Rom, they're highly, highly recommended, they also contain Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert reviews, and really after those three you don't need anyone else), I found this documentary entertaining, if somewhat superficial; well-selected clips and images from over a hundred movies enhance it and prevent it from being a "talking heads" affair, but it could have focused more on Kael's actual writings, i.e. the actual text of her reviews, to show us more clearly what the fuss was all about. We do get some of that ("Limelight", "Sound of Music", "Bonnie & Clyde", etc.) but I was left wanting more. I would also appreciate a little more emphasis on the more obscure films and filmmakers she championed, rather than her well-known favorites Brian De Palma and Robert Altman. Still, the film is worth at least one viewing by any Pauline Kael addict. *** out of 4.
