The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Critic Reviews

A funny and madly arresting new documentary.Read the full review

Gordon's feature directorial debut mostly stops being about video-game obsession and turns into a film about what it takes to make it in America.Read the full review

A portrait of two different men whose compulsion for Donkey Kong is hilarious.Read the full review

Obsession creates its own fascination, and never more so than in King of Kong, a sprightly new documentary that's as compulsively watchable as the vintage video game it focuses on is addictive.Read the full review

The movie’s “Rocky” formula proves irresistible anyway; unsurprisingly, New Line has commissioned Mr. Gordon to remake this story with actors.Read the full review

A documentary that is beyond strange, follows two arch-enemies in their grim, long-term rivalry, which involves way more time than any human lifetime should devote to Donkey Kong.Read the full review

Who would have guessed that a documentary about gamers obsessed with scoring a world record at Donkey Kong would not only be roaringly funny but serve as a metaphor for the decline of Western civilization?Read the full review

As impressive as it is geeky. Most of the principal characters look like they haven't seen daylight since "Pac-Man Fever" was on the charts.Read the full review