63
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinThe PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinFor its majority, the film is all comedic and political fire, but as its winds down, Timoner rounds it off with a tone of melancholic, tragic inevitability to Brand’s life.
- 80Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganTimoner’s often-compelling documentary, which is neither an apology nor a hagiography, is an intriguing personal take on a man who turns out to be endlessly intriguing, no matter what you think of his antics.
- Even if you’re cynical about Brand’s motives, or just think that he’s a bit of berk, the film convinces you of the almost alarming sincerity of his political mission.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA thoroughly entertaining doc that serves also as a primer on Brand's shockingly successful comedy career and an introduction to his singular personality.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyBrand: A Second Coming is never dull, moving at a busy clip appropriate to its seemingly tireless globe-trotting protagonist.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWhether you agree with his system-damning rhetoric or see him as no better than anyone else in our clogged punditocracy, Brand: A Second Coming is, if not a careful portrait, at least an orgy of personality.
- 60TheWrapJames RocchiTheWrapJames RocchiBrand: A Second Coming is messy, muddled and occasionally maddening; it’s also a strong and stirring portrait of a funnyman who’s realized that some things just aren’t that funny.
- 40Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamThough it includes parts of a live comedy performance, the film is a documentary with an attention span about as long as its subject's.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottBrand: A Second Coming wants to tell the story of a man overcoming temptation and trading a shallow approach to life for something more sustaining and profound. It’s undone by its own shallowness, and by the limited appeal of its subject.