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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyIf not every detail of the band's fluctuating fortunes and lineup is chronicled with crystal clarity, the punchy scrappiness of Jarmusch's film — stuffed not only with electric concert footage but with a cornucopia of amusing visual references, plus cool graphics and some droll original animation by James Kerr — is an appropriate fit for the subject.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenGimme Danger is still plenty entertaining and includes many moments of foaming-at-the-mouth musical fury.
- 75The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicEven if you don’t agree with Jarmusch’s introductory claim that The Stooges are the greatest rock and roll band ever, there’s still a lot of pleasure to be gleaned from Gimme Danger; most of it coming from Iggy’s love of the band, the music, and inability to be anyone but his incomparable and uncompromising self.
- 75The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloConsidering how cheerfully its subject courted controversy, this is a chummy, openly booster-ish profile, designed as an introduction for those ignorant of the Stooges’ legacy. It’s plenty entertaining, but it’s also nearly as tame as Iggy, in his prime, was wild.
- 70Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyJarmusch fans won’t find much of the director’s signature touch here, as he self-effacingly pays homage to a beloved act – Stooges fans will find plenty to enthuse about in the film’s ample coverage of a little-documented career.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanGimme Danger has an ironic tone for a Stooges portrait: dutiful and engrossing, but not electric or crazy.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonThe frontman's reminiscences, though, are invariably eloquent, witty, and often moving.
- 67The Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaThe Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaJarmusch’s film is a strictly conventional affair that resembles any number of TV documentaries.
- 63Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianSlant MagazineElise NakhnikianThe film reveals the erudition and shrewd self-awareness that Jim Osterberg drew on to become Iggy Pop.