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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThe film effectively summons an evocative moment in time. But...the film ultimately feels like a marketing tool for ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreHare Krishna! never amounts to anything more than a mix of historic relic and modern day recruitment film. And aside from the already-converted, who’s going to want to see that?
- 50Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsFor viewers who aren’t hostile to mysticism, vegetarianism and endless chanting, it’s a stirring story.
- 40Village VoiceDaphne HowlandVillage VoiceDaphne HowlandJohn Griesser’s film about Srila Prabhupada, founder of the Krishna movement, is not so much a documentary as it is a hagiography.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckLacking objectivity and the necessary contextual information and commentary that would provide a balanced examination of its subject matter, Hare Krishna! mostly preaches to its robe-wearing choir.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisIt’s so uncritical of its subject that it has the unintended effect of undermining its mission, which appears to be recruiting new devotees of the faith.