An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.... (Full plot summary below)
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An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.
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| 3AWJim SchembriAbout as complete a profile as one could reasonably wish for...a must-see for anyone with even a passing interest in the issue of how art can take on an uncontrollable life of its own. |
| Uncle BarkyEd BarkSalinger triumphs, though, as an absorbing portrait of a singular man of mystery. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneNeal JustinToo bad that Salinger offers no real insight into the elusive writer and is fueled almost entirely by trivial anecdotes. |
| Orange County RegisterMichael SragowThe treatment of J.D. Salinger's writing in this overwrought documentary is so inflated and pompous it comes as a relief when Judd Apatow shows up to describe The Catcher in the Rye as a funny book filled with great lines. |
| Tolucan TimesTony Medley...like a detective story as it tries to find out who J.D. Salinger really was and why...fascinating... |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Josh TerryIn total, Salinger might be an excellent documentary to watch if you want to know more about author J.D. Salinger, but the only way to truly know him may be to assume that everything he wrote was autobiography. |
| AV ClubKyle RyanWhen Salinger succeeds, it’s in spite of Salerno’s heavy hand and because of the implicit intrigue of J.D. Salinger’s life story. For a director who clearly reveres his subject’s work, he doesn’t grasp how the flashy, eardrum-busting pomp and circumstance of his film is exactly the kind of thing Salinger abhorred. |
| New YorkerDavid DenbyThe movie is like a monstrous balloon that keeps re-inflating. If Salinger were around, he would reach for a pin. |
| SlateDana StevensThat mystery is certainly hardy enough to withstand the voyeuristic onslaught of this self-aggrandizing, lurid documentary, which leaves the viewer feeling that we’ve been given a tour of Salinger’s septic tank in hip waders without ever getting to knock on his door and say hello. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)It's mostly for fans, but fans already know this stuff. |
