49
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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerLess a documentary than a love fest for Al Franken, this scattershot movie, shot over two years, follows the zigzag trail of political satirist Al Franken as he feuds with Bill O'Reilly, campaigns against George W. Bush, and helps establish Air America.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA lot of preaching to the converted.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsHumorist and liberal radio talk-show host Al Franken is a funny guy, and most of the people he attacks - Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Dick Cheney - are not. But the joke was on him when George Bush won re-election in 2004.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonDespite these flashbacks, however, God Spoke never really delves into the reasons and/or motivations behind Franken's transformation from monologist and sketch-comedy performer to political pundit and liberal activist. Indeed, even during intimate moments, Franken rarely comes across as someone given to explaining himself.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)New York Magazine (Vulture)With the transformation of Al Franken from comedian to activist, Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus stumbled onto a good subject, but in the documentary Al Franken: God Spoke, they stumble around in it.
- 50The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensEven his fans may find themselves frustrated, since the film observes Mr. Franken closely without generating much insight into him.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film ends before Franken can actually take the step from commentator to participant, which adds to its overall unfinished and unfocused air.
- 50PremiereEthan AlterPremiereEthan AlterIt's great that the comedian felt the call of a higher office, but it's a call that apparently only he can hear.
- 50SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirFor me, Franken is funniest at his least guarded and his most incorrect, and as he inches toward becoming a politician himself, we get less and less of that.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceUnfocused but brisk.