Rotten
Brand is incapable of the focus for anything deeper than tactics of charm, glibness, and shock.
Chris Packham, Village Voice
Overview
Comic Russell Brand uses drugs, sex and fame in a quest for happiness, only to find it remains elusive. As he explores iconic figures such as Gandhi, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Jesus, he transforms himself into a political antagonist.
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71%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Whether you agree with his system-damning rhetoric or see him as no better than anyone else in our clogged punditocracy, "Brand: A Second Coming" is, if not a careful portrait, at least an orgy of personality.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Timoner's doc seems at its best when asking if a person can grow up, atone for their mistakes, lead people to think and make them laugh, all at the same time and in public.
James Rocchi, TheWrap
Fresh
A thoroughly entertaining doc that serves also as a primer on Brand's shockingly successful comedy career and an introduction to his singular personality.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Ondi Timoner delivers an engaging portrait of Russell Brand's journey from pop celebrity to still-funny political commentator.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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