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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAn affectionate and intimate celebration of the acclaimed troubadour in stirring music and words.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanI'm not generally a big fan of tribute concerts, but this is a glorious exception.
- 80TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissFetching little monument to the bard of rapturous bereavement.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenCombines pieces of an extended interview with this Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and author, now 71, with a tribute concert organized by Hal Willner at the Sydney Opera House in January 2005.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigI'm Your Man movingly captures the artist's lifelong search for truth and beauty and his translation of it into song.
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerProves that few can maneuver one of Cohen's dusky, lovelorn songs like Cohen himself.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe performances in the film are soul-saving.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIn this muddled but marvelous blend of documentary and concert film, director Lian Lunson takes you down to a place where it's possible to look closely at the life and art of cult troubadour Leonard Cohen.
- 50Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraThis "Last Waltz"–like doc is almost funereal, full of reverent banalities spliced between overly folksy takes on melancholic Leonard Cohen bombshells.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoIf you're going to make a documentary about Leonard Cohen, the singer-songwriter, you should have him perform some of his better-known melodies, like "Suzanne."