Shut Up and Play the Hits 2012

Critics score:
88 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Jon Caramanica, New York Times: "Shut Up" is graceful in its depiction of the performance, neither uncomfortably intimate nor shy. Read more

Steven Hyden, AV Club: Murphy is one hell of a frontman, and LCD Soundsystem is a deliriously exciting concert act. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: It's sometimes touching, sometimes really loud, and often both. Read more

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: LCD Soundsystem's die-hard fanbase will appreciate this concert documentary, but few others are likely to think it demands big-screen viewing. Read more

Ian Buckwalter, NPR: Shut Up and Play the Hits manages to effectively display the power of that final concert while putting the band's leader into thoughtful cultural perspective. Read more

Danielle Goldstein, Time Out: Overall the film falls flat. Read more

Rob Nelson, Variety: Much like the band's self-conscious synth-pop itself, Shut Up is initially satiric but ultimately disarming in its emotional resonance. Read more