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Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter. (PG-13, 91 min.)
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The newest "mockumentary" from the inimitable Christopher Guest follows up his acclaimed ensemble comedies Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman with a docu-comedy about three folk groups from the '60s who reunite for a memorial concert in New York City following the death of a legendary folk manager. Director Christopher Guest reunites the team from Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman to tell the story (co-written by Eugene Levy) of ’60s-era folk musicians who, inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for one concert in New York City’s Town Hall. Levy and Catherine O’Hara are Mitch and Mickey, once the sweethearts of folk music until their bitter separation; Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are classic folk trio The Folksmen; and Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins and Jane Lynch anchor a color-coordinated, harmonizing “neuftet”– The New Main Street Singers. Joining the musicians are Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Dooley, Michael Hitchcock, Don Lake, Larry Miller, Jim Piddock, Deborah Theaker and Fred Willard, who all work to revive folk music in this uniquely touching comedy. [Warner Brothers]
Starring: Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Dooley, Michael Hitchcock, Don Lake, Larry Miller, Jim Piddock, Deborah Theaker, Fred Willard
Director: Christopher Guest
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
"A hoot."
— Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
"A rollicking, tongue-in-cheek sendup."
— Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
"[T]he most heartwarming spoof ever made."
— Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
"There is plenty of top-flight comedy in this brisk picture."
— Glenn Kenny, Glenn Kenny
"Not only is the material amusing, it's charmingly engaging."
— Desson Thomson, Washington Post
"The sweetest and funniest of Guest's true-life fake-umentaries."
— Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
"The chemistry among the players, developed over multiple films, is sharper than ever."
— Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
"Arrives as a breath of fresh air, for its smart ensemble, subtle wit and careful observation of humanity."
— Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"You don't leave A Mighty Wind laughing so much as humming. Its dialogue may be improvised, but its music is well rehearsed."
— Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
"While Guest never forgets to laugh, he never forgets to love either, embracing the very subject he is simultaneously throttling."
— Tom Long, Detroit News
"It's wonderfully funny, but in a quiet way; inspiring helpless giggles rather than knee-slapping and aisle-rolling. And, for the record, it's even better on a second viewing."
— Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
"In this hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy, Guest and his longtime collaborator, co-writer and star Eugene Levy, have the quaint, golly-gee enthusiasm of folkies and their music in the cross-hairs."
— Megan Lehmann, New York Post
"The character actors are all superb, deftly weaving back and forth over the line between sympathetic human characters and eccentric caricatures, so laughter and sympathy are indistinguishable."
— Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
"The sheer exuberance of A Mighty Wind, directed with mirth and mischief by Christopher Guest, who devised the story with Eugene Levy and let the cast improv the rest, had me begging for more."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
