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A Mighty Wind Reviews

2003

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When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's loving son Jonathan has decided to put together a memorial concert featuring some of Steinbloom's best-loved musicians. There's Mitch .. Read more

Starring	Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Ed Begley Jr., Eugene Levy
Director	Christopher Guest
Genres	Comedy, Music/Musical

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- A mock documentary that captures the style and the sound of the past, when folk was, briefly, pop; its tone is too genial for effective satire.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  - 4
  Smiles all round
  
  With 'A Mighty Wind' Christopher Guest takes a gentler look at his subject than in 2000's wickedly sharp 'Best in Show'.
  
  The film... read more »
  
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  - B Cooke
  - London
  - 15 Jun 2004 at 11:48
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  A Mighty Wind Reviews 2003
  
  Being new to these productions I thought at first that it was a real life documentary. It isn't, but it's a brilliant production. It's well worth ... read more »
  
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- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 07 Dec 2010 at 14:57
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  Not the best of Guest
  
  In the pantheon of the estimable Lord Haden Guest's comedies, I would put this one third behind Spinal Tap and Best in Show... well ahead of For Your ... read more »
  
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- - Electricvic
  - 66 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2010 at 20:46
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  Well blow me down
  
  As expected, a wonderful mockumentary...but then I've sat through all Christopher Guest's films with a smile firmly plastered to my face. I think of ... read more »
  
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- - Stephen Whitehead
  - Surrey, England
  - 09 Feb 2010 at 23:18
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  Not what your expecting
  
  I was expecting Spinal Tap 2, but I was completely wrong - Instead this film is original, very well written but completely different to Tap in almost every way... read more »
  
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- - Spencer West
  - Essex
  - 24 Nov 2009 at 17:33
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  Frightening
  
  Hilarious, and one sees the fear within the loving satire – what if these songs became standards? Too late!
  
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- - Boatthink
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  - Burton
  - 15 Nov 2009 at 14:55
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  Poor film
  
  This is Spinal Tap is the funniest movie ever made in my opinion. I also watch Best in Show which had the main character from Spinal Tap in it and it was quite ... read more »
  
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  - Motherwell
  - 04 Sep 2009 at 23:54
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  Wha Happend?
  
  Folk legend dies, siblings arrange tribute concert bringing back lost legends of folk.
  
  Brilliant mockumentary with Christopher Guest & his ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 459 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 03 Sep 2009 at 09:43
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  A Mighty Wind
  
  On a bit of a Christopher Guest kick recently. I suspect I would have enjoyed this more if I was into folk music but it was still funny, still well-observed and... read more »
  
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- - standardman
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  - Littleborough
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 17:44
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  Gale Force 2
  
  Very pleasant, genial and smiley film. Feelgood without any peaks or troughs. A film to pass a quiet hour or so with.
  
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  - London
  - 17 Apr 2009 at 13:53
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  Awful
  
  This ranks amongst one of the worst films I have ever seen. I only sat through it because my husband wanted to watch it - just waiting for it to be funny. ... read more »
  
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- - Pinkmat
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  - 11 Apr 2009 at 10:57
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- - 15
  - 4
  Smiles all round
  
  With 'A Mighty Wind' Christopher Guest takes a gentler look at his subject than in 2000's wickedly sharp 'Best in Show'.
  
  The film... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 7689
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - B Cooke
  - London
  - 15 Jun 2004 at 11:48
- - 12
  - 4
  Not a 100% Grade A Film as Promised
  
  Sorry, but this was in no way entertaining when considered from any viewpoint (spoof/docu/???).
  
  Major FF on the remote. Well reviewed and obviously... read more »
  
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- - stoon
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  - Buxton
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 21:33
- - 6
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  More like a warming breeze
  
  Brave move making this movie. After all Guest, Mckean and Shearer’s previous mockumentary foray into music was the god-like “This is Spinal Tap”... read more »
  
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- - Northernsky
  - 318 reviews
  - Halifax
  - 13 Sep 2004 at 19:40
- - 4
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  Not quite Tap standard, still very funny
  
  It'll no doubt be compared to Spinal Tap in some quarters (due to Messrs Guest, McKean and Shearer reforming, albeit it a different guise) but A Mighty Wind... read more »
  
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- 308145
- - MrSnuggly
  - Essex
  - 23 Aug 2004 at 19:29
- - 3
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  Sheer Delight
  
  Christopher Guest is certainly maturing, from the raucous nature of his now classic Spinal Tap, he has now introduced a wonderous layer of subtelty to his ... read more »
  
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- - Marc Smith
  - Bishop Auckland
  - 16 Jul 2004 at 17:08
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  Encore!!!
  
  What a brillant movie! I haven't laughed so hard since Spinal Tap. I do not feel that you need to be a fan of folk music to enjoy this movie, but you ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 03 Apr 2005 at 20:00
- - 2
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  Not as mighty as other Guest/Levy collaborations
  
  A Mighty Wind is a mockumentary direct and written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy. It tells the story of a folk music reunion in New York after the death ... read more »
  
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- 90999
- - Welshwaspy
  - 126 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Apr 2005 at 10:17
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  Fair to middling
  
  If you're thinking of getting this out you'll have already watched Best In Show and Spinal Tap.
  
  Suffice to say, it's not as good as ... read more »
  
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  - St Helens
  - 05 Nov 2005 at 14:10
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  This Wind Don't Blow Me Away, Man
  
  What a disappointment! I love Christopher Guest's films - Spinal Tap, Best in Show - and his talented, improvising regular cast, but this film is just ... read more »
  
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- 204198
- - Claire Neeson
  - Cambridge
  - 08 Feb 2006 at 10:46
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  A bit tame really
  
  Christopher Guest's pop at the folk music scene is warm and funny centred around some good comic turns from a variety of known actors. Strangely the central... read more »
  
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- 212835
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 01 Mar 2006 at 09:18

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  When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's loving son Jonathan has decided to put together a memorial concert featuring some of Steinbloom's best-...