I'm Still Here

"***** IS JOAQUIN PHOENIX PUTTING US ON? It’s either a doc capturing Hollywood’s excess at its most embarrassingly flatulent, or it’s the performance of a lifetime. ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT, HE’S BLOWN OPEN A DOOR ON CELEB CULTURE. He must be called the Brando of his generation."

-Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"RIVETING, UNFLINCHINGLY HONEST, SCARY, ARTFUL AND FASCINATING. GRADE A-."

-Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"RIVETING. I COULDN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF IT. MY GUESS IS THAT IT WILL KNOCK YOU SIDEWAYS."

-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"THERE’S A THRILLING MADNESS TO PHOENIX’S METHOD. I can’t wait for his next big act."

-David Edelstein, New York

"IF THE MOVIE IS A FAKE, THE FILMMAKERS DESERVE OSCARS FOR CREATIVITY. The movie feels utterly real and transparent and leaves an idelible impression."

-Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

"UTTERLY FASCINATING."

-Leslie Felperin, Variety

"The great Joaquin debate — is he crazy like a loon, or like a fox?."

-Richard Corliss, Time

"Audiences who drink their documentaries straight beware - THIS IS ONE POTENT MIXED COCKTAIL."

-Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter

"Hoax or no hoax, Phoenix gives an all-out performance, which begs the question he asked himself at the beginning of the documentary: IS THE ACTOR PLAYING A ROLE OR IS A ROLE PLAYING THE ACTOR?"

-Sherri Jennings, Washington Post