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Metascore
22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThis is an amazing record of a group of lives -- and probably more resonant than anyone could have imagined when the project began.
- 100New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThe latest episode of this ongoing masterpiece of reality TV -- which every seven years revisits a group of English people first interviewed as 7-year-olds in 1964 -- is every bit as enthralling as the earlier ones.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe latest installment is packed with surprises and emotion for people who've seen earlier stages of the project, but even newcomers will be fascinated by the vivid glimpses it provides of everything from love and family to political action and the pervasiveness of class distinctions in British life.
- 91Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyAn empathetic portrait of humanity on a house-by-house, heart-by-heart basis.
- 90Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinThe 7Up series is thus one of the rare documentaries to have had a positive practical effect on the life of at least one of its subjects.
- 90TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissApted...has the storytelling skills to weave a powerful and poignant snapshot of some decent folks who have become, collectively, Britain's first family.
- 88Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachOffers a welcome continuation of what has proven a fascinating journey both for the film's 11 subjects (three of the 14 opted out of the project this go-round) and its audience.
- 88San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonThe only film sequels in history that just keep getting better.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakDifficult to weigh and rate precisely because it deals with real life and real people.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA living artifact that does what movies do best: exist in time.