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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderChris Smith, codirector of the indie sleeper "American Movie," dreamed up this funny one-hour documentary, about five freaky homes and the people who live in them.
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasSmith delights in these offbeat personalities and their jerry-rigged accoutrements, but the real joy in the film comes from the happy interaction between the subjects and their creations.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovSmith's film is a celebration of quirkiness, eccentricity, and certain individuals' tendency to let it all hang out, and damn the consequences.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisSuffice it to say that Chris Smith's Home Movie is the most bananas episode of ''Cribs'' ever. The film is Smith's ballad of the wacky homeowner.
- 75Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisIn true Chris Smith fashion, he seems far less interested in the homes themselves than in the touching relationship between homeowner and abode.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIf one's domestic environment is a kind of autobiography, then the five households visited by this entertaining documentary reveal fascinating lives indeed.
- 70L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmAt 60 minutes, the film never stops feeling like a guided tour, while we're wishing it was a sleepover.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThere is something reassuring in seeing free-thinking individuals express their personalities so emphatically yet invitingly in the places they live.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghSlight and whimsical.
- 60Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe film is slight but sweetly inquisitive, and its participants are endlessly fascinating.