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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe Beastie Boys have delivered the ultimate gift to their fans and the title couldn't be more perfect.
- 80Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayA killer concert film, an ecstatic testament to the joys of fandom and a tribute to the democratizing potential of moviemaking technology.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversGet ready to be shaken and stirred.
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinAlternately hypnotic and headache-inducing.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe result: a swirling, kaleidoscopic take on a familiar concept, and a raucous, you-are-there atmosphere.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe sense of immediacy and excitement is contagious.
- 70Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraWith Awesome's insistence on professional sound--only a few times do we get sonically dropped into the cavernous, thumping Garden--and cuts to pristine close-ups of things like Mixmaster Mike's admittedly sick scratch detail work, it plays like a hype victory lap rather than a boundary-smashing study of fan curiosity or pathology.
- 70L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe movie starts to drag near the end and feels longer than its 90 minutes - but that's cool. It's a love letter to the faithful in the first place.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanBoils down to a performance film with abysmal sound in which you rarely get to see a good, revealing close-up of the stars.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAwesome will please fans of the band, but expect little crossover to nonfans. No new ground is broken here. From a cinematic point of view, Awesome represents simply a monumental postproduction salvaging effort.