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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberPray does not browbeat viewers into applauding the artist’s achievement. The filmmaker thoughtfully documents a phenomenon and allows the arguments to continue to rage after the lights come on.
- 90VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibPray deftly maintains the integrity and momentum of his story’s various strands while moving backward and forward in time, and from one discreet subtopic to another, his segues as unpredictable as they are imperceptible.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWell-directed with exceptional access by veteran documentarian Doug Pray, whose previous films include "Hype!," "Scratch" and "Art & Copy," Levitated Mass in essence intercuts three stories, each of which is more unexpected than one might imagine.
- 83The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshThe proximity, orientation, and monumental nature is what makes Levitated Mass the piece so powerful, and Levitated Mass the film not only captures that but puts those ideals forth as something culturally and socially important, something that happened when the mass met the masses.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis[A] sneakily compelling documentary.
- 70The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinOnce that rock gets rolling, Levitated Mass turns into a fun, loopy portrait of one crazy idea that became a SoCal public-art cornerstone.
- 70Village VoiceChuck WilsonVillage VoiceChuck WilsonWith a deft hand, Pray juxtaposes a history of Heizer's revolutionary career as a "negative space" sculptor with an insider's view of the insanely complex planning it took to move the two-story monolith.