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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Watching the concert on screen is almost as good as being there. Read more
Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune: ...an uplifting, funny and engaging star-studded affair. Read more
Patrick MacDonald, Seattle Times: Chappelle's talent and the characters in the movie give it a universal appeal, even to those unfamiliar with hip-hop. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: A return to rowdy form. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: I want to see another hour of Dave Chappelle's Block Party. Read more
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Block Party is an easygoing, loose-limbed, big-lunged celebration of, well, celebration. Read more
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: This rare sense of wonder at life's infinite possibilities is what unites Chappelle with the work of Michel Gondry, a filmmaker on unusually good terms with his inner child. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Block Party is an uproarious good time, part documentary, part concert film, part who knows what? Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: It's a jubilant, civic-minded lollapalooza. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Must fun of all, however, is basking in Chappelle's ability to be effortlessly funny. Read more
Lana Berkowitz, Houston Chronicle: His racial jokes have an edge, but they are not as deadly as the Chappelle's Show skits. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: It feels rangy but is also a work of expert timing. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: ...an off-the-wall celebration that mixes humor and music to amusing, if not life-changing, effect. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Dave Chappelle's Block Party is perhaps the first concert movie since Stop Making Sense to give you a blissful buzz. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: His [Chappelle] return to the public eye doesn't result in much musical magic or comedic fun. Read more
Matt Weitz, Dallas Morning News: This is a concert film with real soul, message and emotion. Its coin is all too rare these days. Read more
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly: Block Party puts Chappelle (who co-produced the movie) in the host position, and he's very funny... Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: 'This is the best single day of my career,' Chappelle says at the film's end, sitting down for a quiet moment after the music and laughter have stopped. And you absolutely believe him. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: The music is angry and the jokes are raw but, ultimately, Block Party conveys a positive message to audiences. Instead of competition, we see collaboration between the artists and unity in the diverse crowd. Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: Once in a great while there's a movie that's so funny, infectious and welcoming - a movie that makes you feel so good about America and the people in it - you just want to climb inside the screen and live there. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: It's intermittently funny, but it peaks too soon and runs far too long. And for all its length, Block Party doesn't tell us much about Chappelle that we haven't seen before. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Dave Chappelle's Block Party is a fairly disorganized film about a fairly disorganized concert, redeemed by the good feeling Chappelle sheds like a sunbeam on every scene. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: It's a defiant act of optimistic patriotism. This is what Dave Chappelle's America looks like, and now that we get the idea, there's no reason we can't live in it too. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Dave Chappelle's Block Party confirms that he's not just instinctually funny, he has impeccable musical taste. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Gangly, disarming and slyly witty, Chappelle is at ease with people of all ages and races, and has a knack for finding humour without forcing it. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: While unlikely to enter the annals of great concert filmmaking, Dave Chappelle's Block Party does capture the moment at hand with a breezy, offhanded and utterly user-friendly charm. Read more
Edward Lawrenson, Time Out: Chappelle keeps things lively, joking on camera, punctuating the acts with gags , while Michel Gondry maintains our interest, focusing as much on Chappelle's energy and wit, and goings-on behind the scenes, as the gig itself. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: You will wish you'd been invited to Dave Chappelle's Block Party, but watching the documentary about the September 2004 concert event is the next best thing. Read more
Joe Leydon, Variety: A heady spirit of spontaneity permeates the proceedings, suggesting the entire pic, much like the concert it documents, was conceived, planned and completed in a single burst of creative enthusiasm. Read more
Ed Halter, Village Voice: This picture remains faithful to the underlying affability of both Chappelle and Gondry, orchestrating a feel-good homestyle vibe that, while peppered with moments of sly political commentary, never harshes its own, slightly bittersweet mellow. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: There's an innocent joy and a genial detachment, as if Chappelle's playing host to his own celebrity. He's Johnny Carson-ing his fame, as it were. Read more