The Sparks Brothers
critic Reviews
, 95% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Their albums may be cult favorites, but this Edgar Wright-directed documentary offers an introduction to Sparks that has something for everyone.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeObserver (UK)
From bucket-of-water tomfoolery to visually inventive biography and witty musicology, this really does have something for the girl with everything.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMax WeissBaltimore Magazine
The Sparks Brothers film is smart, funny, infectiously weird, a little geeky, a little too long, a little niche, and consistently entertaining.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEd PottonTimes (UK)
The film is too long and, although Wright hopes it will convert heathens, it's still probably one for the fans. The Maels, however, make enjoyably unpredictable hosts.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobbie CollinDaily Telegraph (UK)
Less a documentary than an intensive course of art-pop hypnotherapy: even those who enter the cinema knowing next to nothing about the pair will leave feeling like lifelong enthusiasts.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
Wright presents an unabashed love letter to a band he clearly loves and does it with style, humour and great attention to detail.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter BradshawGuardian
Wright's film has converted me. Sparks are the Gilbert and George of pop music.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAmy SmithInSession Film
With a few tweaks, there is a strong movie in here. I just wish that some of the writing didn’t feel as flat and that there was a strong demographic group for the film.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSerena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
In The Sparks Brothers, master storyteller Edgar Wright introduces us to Sparks, crafting a documentary that’s as captivating, cool and ironic as the pop-rock duo itself.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreVadim RizovFilmmaker Magazine
It's good to hear their story both from their own mouths and that of a Greek chorus of associates and, less illuminatingly, admirers.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDallas KingFlick Feast
What this film does have is lots of passion and affection for its subject. The Boss sang “You can’t start a fire without a spark”. The Sparks Brothers is likely to start that fire for a new generation of fans thanks to Edgar Wright.
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