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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfEven if the music leaves you cold, there’s plenty of captivating awkwardness here, like Paul McCartney listlessly watching the monitors in his dressing room, or producer Harvey Weinstein solving a tech issue by calling Google exec Eric Schmidt in the audience.
- 75New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithTouching and unexpectedly funny moments (such as McCartney busting out the theme song from “The Monkees”) mingle with highlights from the show for an unusually compelling keepsake from what might well be the last time many of these ’60s rockers perform together.
- Laced with familiar tunes and faces, 12-12-12 isn't revelatory, but it is a fun watch, paced well with a great soundtrack.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhat Amir Bar-Lev and Charlie Lightening’s documentary provides that hasn’t been previously available is an amusing portrait of the backstage goings-on.
- 50VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerAn impressive yet drama-less concoction that can’t totally disguise its slightly stale aftertaste.
- 50The DissolveMatt SingerThe DissolveMatt SingerOccasionally entertaining but rarely memorable, 12-12-12 never goes beyond the level of a really good bonus feature on a special-edition concert CD.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen Holden12-12-12 is not really a concert movie so much as it is a densely compacted scrapbook of moments onstage and off.
- 40Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerDespite some pleasant backstage-footage filler, however, 12-12-12 ultimately so truncates its artists' performances (each is given one song, and those are heavily edited) that the effect is like watching the original TV broadcast in fast-forward.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleBusy, but not exactly invigorating.