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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100ColliderEmily BernardColliderEmily BernardIt’s evident right away that the people responsible for Being Mary Tyler Moore, a two-hour documentary about the personal and professional life of comedic-leaning actress Mary Tyler Moore, cared deeply about its subject.
- Moore’s admirers made this biography an homage, and if you’re not already a fan, you may tire of the valentine.
- 75The PlaylistEmma FraserThe PlaylistEmma FraserWhile this doc lacks a few crucial interviews, it nonetheless charts the course of one of ’60s television’s most recognizable stars. For fans of Mary Tyler Moore, James Adolphus’ doc is a must-watch.
- 75RogerEbert.comNell MinowRogerEbert.comNell MinowMary Tyler Moore knew how to play confident, happy, honest women early in her career, and it is good to see how she finally learned how to be one.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergThe Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergThe footage-forward/talking head-free approach is a tough one to get exactly right, and Adolphus doesn’t always nail it.
- 60The New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe film itself is so smitten by Moore that it skips over the worst of her self-inflected wounds.
- 60Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonDirected by James Adolphus (“Soul of a Nation”), the HBO documentary is almost too balanced.