Video Games: The Movie 2014

Dennis Harvey, Variety: A slick, entertaining survey of electronic gaming's history to date. Read more

Jesse Hassenger, AV Club: Beyond associating breakthroughs with particular years and companies, Video Games: The Movie has trouble moving beyond generalities. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: It's a lovefest in which critics' voices and debate are simply absent, and the only talking space is wonder, nostalgia and excitement for the future. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: The modern stuff is undeniably fawning. But given the eye-popping visuals, you understand the enthusiasm. Especially if you left your heart, and thousands of dollars in quarters, in an arcade. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Unfocused and repetitive, this feature-length commercial by Jeremy Snead uses a muddled timeline and bargain basement graphics to produce a horn-tooting, "Aren't games awesome?" tone. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: A by-the-books documentary that gives the history of video games bracketed with the voices of spirited members of the vast community of gamers, Video Games: The Movie is aimed squarely at its target audience. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Video Games: The Movie opens with a barrage of statistics before segueing into a sketchy history lesson-cum-industry promotion. Read more