82
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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyWhile the movie steers around the details of how post-fame Sacks became something of a brand, it beautifully presents a portrait of his compassion and bravery.
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanWhat’s most moving about Oliver Sacks: His Own Life is that Sacks, whose extreme love of existence was there in every sentence he wrote, could embrace death because it would be the most out-there adventure of his life. What he saw is that we were all, in our ways, afflicted and all unique. And therefore all extraordinary.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustOliver Sacks: His Own Life is a moving portrait of a man taking deep stock of his life with great satisfaction and verve. It
- 83IndieWireSteve GreeneIndieWireSteve GreeneIn the many ways it’s straightforward, it also allows for the same care that helped make him a transformational figure for himself and those moved to action by his work.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberSacks’ personal life was as startling as his professional achievements.
- 80The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe Irish TimesDonald ClarkeA hugely entertaining record of a person no novelist could have invented.
- 80The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeWhat a man. Just writing this makes me want to watch the documentary all over again.
- 63Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyThe documentary’s chief virtue, after the very considerable pleasure of getting to spend time in Sacks’s company, is learning how much his personal life rivaled his career in remarkableness.