Release Date: September 6th, 2013
DVD Release Date: December 10th, 2013
PG-13|2 hr 9 min
Plot Summary
Filmmaker Shane Salerno examines the life of famously reclusive writer J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye."
Director: Shane Salerno
Genres: Documentary
Distributors: Weinstein Co.
It is by turns illuminating, exasperating, sloppy, redundant, a head-spinner, and a headache. show more
Despite its considerable flaws, Salinger is a valuable and engrossing biography of the author. show more
Although it is overlong, it manages to be fascinating for much of its running time. But it also disappoints on many counts, providing another example of hype outpacing actual achievement -- a syndrome that Salinger himself would probably have deplored. show more
