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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThis charm-filled documentary about passionate Harry Potter fans (and one foe) leaps all over the place.
- 80Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarWe Are Wizards is a nifty look at a few small but significant slices of Potter mania that evokes interest rather than provoking disdain, not always an easy feat.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt's highly enjoyable even if (like me) you're not much of a Potterphile.
- 63Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThe documentary sweetly focuses our attention on the way human creativity transforms everything around it. Often in the nuttiest of ways, true. But still, it's a good thing.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceIgnore the scattershot approach, however, and there's considerable pleasure to be had in spending time with these bizarre enthusiasts and watching the creative ways they find to express their obsessions.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA fun project that doesn't quite reach its potential, Josh Koury's doc is still worthwhile for anyone who can't wait until 2009 to see Harry Potter back on the big screen.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibMeandering mindlessly, Wizards comes off as yet another humdrum Pottery artifact.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAmusing if unfocused documentary peek at some of the more engaged fans (and opportunists) circulating in the Harry Potter world.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoMostly We Are Wizards is a loving, if flawed, tribute to creativity and artistic freedom.