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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe late Chogyam Trungpa's very colorful life makes for a most engaging narrative here.
- Crazy Wisdom offers a perceptive, if one-sided, perspective on Trungpa's impact on American spirituality and the arts.
- 50Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierSlant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierPart of the issue here may be the nature of the talking heads themselves, most of whom are culled from Trungpa's inner circle and lack the objectivity needed to properly judge his philosophy or make it accessible.
- 50Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonIt is suggested that Trungpa was in possession of yeshe chölwa-the title's "crazy wisdom" - and, as a sort of holy fool, his apparent misbehavior could be read as a manifestation of higher spiritual truths. If you're determined to see something, it's easy to find it - so those inclined to interest in Tibetan Buddhism will discover something here.
- 50The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzThe movie goes mushy when it should be critical, and leaves you with questions that it's not prepared to answer.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDirector Johanna Demetrakas has decided to simply present the man in all his demanding complexities and let him and his encounters with associates speak for themselves. Her only rubric is the one visible in her title: "Crazy Wisdom."
- 38New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA documentary hardly anybody has been waiting for.