Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky 2013

Ronnie Scheib, Variety: Michel Gondry doodles while Noam Chomsky philosophizes in an inspired meeting of idiosyncratic minds. Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, AV Club: The contrast in tempos produces the feeling of arriving to class overcaffeinated-or alternatively, watching the graduate-seminar equivalent of Schoolhouse Rock. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: What emerges from the chats and the drawings and the animation is an often-fascinating glimpse at both genius and the creative process (itself a kind of genius, after all). If it sounds boring, it isn't. If it sounds weird, it is - but weird in a good way Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Tthe onscreen result is a striking inquiry into how we comprehend the world, neatly divided between a man of words and a man of images Read more

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: An almost entirely hand-drawn, animated film that was clearly a labor of love for the director and has enough charm to reach a wider audience than his other recent docs. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: When Gondry says he had to do this film with Chomsky, you believe him. Read more

Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News: Weaves between clear representations of what's discussed and beautiful abstract expressionism. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Its modesty is one of its strengths, along with Mr. Gondry's entrancing, vibrant illustrations. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: Yes, it's a cartoon. About Noam Chomsky. Read more

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle: On paper, Chomsky and Gondry seem like an eternal mismatch, but these two very smart people share an odd but genuine chemistry ... Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: Gondry's delightful stick-figure drawings-such as a living question mark ascending a staircase made of Whys-ably illustrate Chomsky's concepts. Read more

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: A documentary-like dazzler, Gondry's Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? proves another edifying treasure hunt into the depths of a living mind. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Probably of interest only to those viewers who, like Gondry himself apparently, already have an obsession with Chomsky. Read more