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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaAn entertaining, occasionally illuminating autodocumentary.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA documentary made with rigor, humor and no small amount of honest emotion.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor a film devoted to celebrating intimacy and the breaking down of emotional barriers, Pop and Me is oddly withholding of information about the travelers.
- 70L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertThe film quickly becomes a vortex of father-son bonding and rivalry, and what could have been a mere travelogue becomes a bumpy exploration of male identity and communication.
- 67Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesEverybody likes to watch the messy guts-stuff of other peoples' lives, if only because we know then we're not alone in our weird ways.
- 60Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorLots of men cry lots of tears in this supremely self-indulgent, supremely moving documentary about making a documentary.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA funny, perceptive and seductively engaging movie.
- 50Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisThe ultimate shallowness of this film is reflected in the fact that their key bonding moment occurs when they bungee-jump off a bridge together.
- 50Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinThe most revelatory moment is provided not by the spectacle of the Roes clinging to each other on a bungee cord, but by Julian Lennon, who pops up on the beach in Monaco to give a terse evaluation of his father.
- 38New York PostNew York PostA self-indulgent chronicle of Chris Roe's whiny power struggle with his father over where to eat dinner in various exotic locales.