74
Metascore
44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88USA TodayBrian TruittUSA TodayBrian Truitt"BOOM!” is an entertaining, heart-filling work that showcases two musical geniuses, putting a new spotlight on Larson’s musical legacy and giving Miranda another endeavor to gift us with his unparalleled artistry.
- 80TheWrapTodd GilchristTheWrapTodd GilchristOn a level of sheer cinematic flourish, Miranda’s adaptation is a triumph; he really harnesses Larson’s songs for the screen and gives them tremendous life, whether or not you’d seen them before on stage.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawLin-Manuel Miranda gives us an unashamed sugar rush of showbiz rapture and showbiz solemnity in this heartfelt tribute to Broadway talent Jonathan Larson, played here by Andrew Garfield.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWhat’s refreshing about the debuting director’s approach is that it feels relatively egoless. His style is playful and energetic, often intercutting between multiple threads within a given song or scene, but it doesn’t feel as if Miranda is calling attention to himself so much as trying to open up the show.
- 80The IndependentClarisse LoughreyThe IndependentClarisse LoughreyMiranda’s film finds a graceful balance between fact and fiction, framing art as a heightened form of self obsession and the most magical and important thing in the world.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIf Miranda’s tendency towards showmanship can leave Tick, Tick…Boom! feeling a little insistent in places, it also means the film shares its hero’s jet-propelled determination to do his own thing – whether the world happens to be braced for it or not.
- 67IndieWireSteve GreeneIndieWireSteve GreeneA film so calibrated when humming forward starts to lose its tonal footing when Jon’s creative spark dims to a too-faint flicker.
- 60EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerLin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is an affectionate, if flawed, Valentine to both musical theatre and the art of creativity — some bum notes, some strong moments. Tick, tick… the jury’s out.
- 60Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganStrenuously heartfelt, Tick,Tick…Boom! belts it out like a pro, but increasingly feels as if it’s raising the volume to an emptying room.
- 42The PlaylistAndrew BundyThe PlaylistAndrew BundyNot so surprisingly, it’s a movie made by theatre geeks, for theatre geeks, though feasibly to a severe fault. In other words: if you know the songs and faces on screen, you’re bound to enjoy it infinitely more than a casual movie-goer will.