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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpYou can argue that Mister Organ is a movie about Ferrier’s folly, though that would be most unkind. The better argument is that Mister Organ is a movie about hubris as the Achilles’ heel of all men like Organ, and yes, about the perils of sticking your nose where you oughtn’t.
- 88RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenMister Organ gives good reason to think that Farrier has never encountered such a narcissist before, which makes this film significant as a ruthless cautionary portrait, however much it may be a visceral flashback for others. If you know anyone with Michael's aura, if someone makes you feel like this unforgettable movie does, this is your sign to run.
- 83Paste MagazineKevin Fox, Jr.Paste MagazineKevin Fox, Jr.Mister Organ is a remarkable film: A comedic horror of a documentary, a simple piece of investigative journalism descending into madness and a spotlight on the human spirit’s capacity for darkness.
- 75SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaThe banal insidiousness of it all began to fill me with a type of nameless dread. Backed up by a droning, unsettling score, "Mister Organ" begins to seem like a horror movie. Organ himself seems harmless, at least physically. But he exudes a certain temperament that appears slightly off.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore[Farrier's] made a fascinating picture to ponder about how difficult it is to challenge a system and its gullible pawns who enable such predators to get away with all that they do.
- 75ColliderMaggie BoccellaColliderMaggie BoccellaIt’s a long, hard ninety minutes, even with someone as charming as Farrier leading the charge, but that ultimately feels like the point — that minutes turn to hours with Michael Organ.
- 67Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerIt's less an examination of the psyche of one man than a PSA about manipulators. As a judge is quoted as saying: If you see Michael Organ coming, run.
- 60TheWrapSimon AbramsTheWrapSimon AbramsFarrier doesn’t really take us to any dark corners of Organ’s life that he can’t talk his way out of, but Mister Organ does capture the miasmic anxiety that surrounds his mysterious subject.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhile Farrier is extremely likable — and his subject the polar opposite of that in every possible way — the documentary he’s made about Organ inadvertently complicates the matter of who is trapped with who, or if anyone is trapped at all. The finished product often feels more like watching a strained pas de deux than it does someone latching onto their prey.