A Mighty Wind Critic Reviews

Mr. Guest and Mr. Levy's jokes are sometimes so subtle as to seem imperceptible, until you realize that they are everywhere, from the broadest gestures to the tiniest details of dress and décor.Read the full review

The picture gently caricatures the folk music scene with dozens of delicate brush strokes, creating a picture that's increasingly, gloriously funny -- as in entire lines of dialogue are lost because the audience's laughing so hard.Read the full review

A movie that re-creates its object of satire with such pitch-perfect flair that it all but erases the line between derision and love. Read the full review

Guest has proven to be this era's master of humanist satire. Read the full review

There's an extra dimension here, not present in the other comedies. Not only is the material amusing, it's charmingly engaging.Read the full review

The jokes would be funny even if they weren't perfectly timed, but what makes them come across as so poignant is the seriousness with which the director and his co-conspirators deliver their jabs and japes.Read the full review

Almost to a one, the people Guest casts are virtuosos, and he lets them hit notes they can't hit anywhere else. Read the full review

Like the first half of "Best in Show," the movie is so deadpan that sometimes you have to pinch yourself to realize how potently satirical it is.Read the full review

I've seen A Mighty Wind only twice so far. Maybe it is less fresh than "Guffman," more strained than "Best in Show." Who cares? It's still a gift from comedy heaven. Read the full review