On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews.[3] and the documentary has been often praised for its punchy style and unique take.[4][5]
Mike D'Angelo of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+.[6] Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times wrote that the film does "a terrific job of capturing Jaglom and his bustling world."[4] Stuart Galbraith IV of DVD Talk praised its humor, wide selection of material, and insight into Jaglom's life and artistry.[7] Critic Jonathan Kiefer of Sacramento News & Review called the documentary "a jaunty portrait shows the man as, at least for starters, a flirt, a bully, a friend to Orson Welles... a necessary moviemaking gadfly, impressively committed to his artistic ideals."[5]
Others including Emmanuel Levy of Variety found the film superficial and wrote that it "leaves so many important areas unexplored that the director’s admirers and his detractors are likely to be dissatisfied and frustrated by the experience."[8] Jesse MacLean of PopMatters wrote that the directors "strain to present a complex portrait but end up with a sketch less detailed than the one on the DVD sleeve."[9]
↑ Rubin, Henry Alex; Workman, Jeremy (1995-11-07), Who Is Henry Jaglom? (Documentary), Candice Bergen, Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Calliope Films, retrieved 2025-01-18
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