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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayBetter Than Something doesn't really try to resolve the mystery of how someone could be simultaneously so productive and destructive.
- 70VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellWhat elevates the picture above the norm is a series of remarkably candid and eerily prescient interviews.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceEven non-fans will appreciate what a tough act Reatard is to follow, though, and anybody with a shred of respect left for rock 'n' roll will feel loss and anger at his passing.
- 63Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerIntimacy doesn't completely give rise to insight in this loving, if largely for-fans-only, posthumous portrait of Memphis-bred punk rocker Jay Reatard.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe result is a frustratingly superficial look at a smart, driven and sometimes frightened young man who always felt as though he were "racing against time."