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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisMoskowitz may soon find himself in the same boat as many of the artists he is analyzing, because Stone Reader is going to be one tough act to follow.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIt's ''Moskowitz's March,'' really -- and it ends in stirring victory
- 88Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThe film's recurring image is that of a butterfly fluttering around a flower, a lovely symbol of the reader drawn to a novel's nectar.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA meandering documentary, frustrating when Moskowitz has Mossman in his sights and still delays bagging him while talking to other sources. But at the end, we forgive his procrastination (and remember, with Laurence Sterne and Tristam Shandy that procrastination can be an art if it is done delightfully).
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonWhile he dithers around in search of a movie and a theme, Moskowitz meets intriguing people -- almost all of them older men. And because they are hungry readers, they have interesting things to say.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottEnchanting and diverting documentary.
- 75Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowThe film's strengths can't be separated from its shortcomings. Despite its heavyweight supporting cast, Stone Reader mostly pays tribute to the enthusiasm and purity of the amateur.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxAn unexpectedly warm valentine to the solitary joy of reading in an increasingly post-literate age. It's also a gripping mystery yarn involving obsession, a long-forgotten book and a shadowy author who appears to have vanished off the face of the Earth.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe result of Moskowitz's sleuthing is Stone Reader, a combination mystery, book celebration and -- sorry to say -- intrusively annoying self-portrait of the filmmaker.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleHeartfelt but somewhat bloated documentary that's partly an homage and partly a literary mystery.