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Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News: It takes us finally to the comedy clubs that for so many years we saw only at the beginning and end of Seinfeld. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The comedian's wavering insecurity is folded into the philosopher's trademark uncertainty, and the movie, with artful deception, exposes its primary subject to be a deeply torn soul. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: If you are at all interested in how stand-up sausage gets made, Comedian shows everything that goes into the grinder. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Seeing Seinfeld at home as he watches his own appearance on Letterman with a clinical eye reminds you that the key to stand-up is to always make it look easy, even though the reality is anything but. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: The film provides some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's refreshing to see a celebrity documentary that isn't focused on the celebrity, but on the art that made him who he is. Read more
Allan Johnson, Chicago Tribune: Charles and Streiner put together a film that comes close to re-creating the funny-but-serious environment of stand-up comedy. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: A portrait of a man who can make a joke out of anything -- except comedy, which, after all, is a serious business. Read more
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: What it does well is place viewers at the heart of the frustration of failure, of the silence during pre-show strolls to get one's mind focused, of the genesis of a promising joke. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Too bad Kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The thrust of the movie is that even for Jerry, the quintessential scientist of stand-up, comedy is very, very hard to do. By the end, you're closer to knowing why. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: It's a crafted look at the craft of comedy, and a picture with the good sense not to be too earnest about the subject of humour -- that is, you get to laugh a little while you learn a little more. Read more
Dallas Morning News: Mr. Adams seldom seems as funny as he thinks he is. But his blunt observations give the film its cutting edge. Read more
Mark Olsen, L.A. Weekly: Despite apparent motives to the contrary, it ends up being, like [Seinfeld's] revered TV show, about pretty much nothing. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: What makes Comedian more than just another documentary about the comedy club comeback of a sitcom prince is that it contrasts his struggle with that of just another stand-up climber, Orny Adams. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There are no deep revelations, no shocking moments of truth, and many, many conversations in which Seinfeld and other comics discuss their acts with discouragement and despair. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: It's tough to sympathize with a man as wealthy and established as Seinfeld, but Comedian has an engaging rhythm, an immediacy that's genuine and unvarnished, and a few great laughs. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: A penetrating glimpse into the tissue-thin ego of the stand-up comic. Read more
Dennis Lim, Village Voice: Part Inside the Comic's Studio, part Existential Crises of the Rich and Famous. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A highly watchable documentary that follows the comedian's attempt to develop new stage material. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: What begins as an indulgent vanity piece (Seinfeld was a producer of the film) ends up as a fascinating portrait of creativity at its most compulsive. Read more