This film is content with losing its purpose behind the great performance of Christian McKay, a little-known British actor who embodies Orson Welles completely.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 28, 2023

Christian McKay... captures that distinctive timbre that made him the voice artist of choice for every radio show in New York City, the puckish smile he would flash like an indulgent adult looking down at his children...

| May 6, 2022

Zac Efron displays mojo as a plucky newbie with just a hint of the young Tyrone Power.

| Jun 18, 2020

McKay's performance captures all the traits that made the director so dynamic, but this is more than just an impersonation. This is a complete performance, full of life and depth.

| May 11, 2019

It just plodded on, drearily and leadenly, for the full 114 minutes, like I had nothing better to do, which I didn't, but that's not the point.

| Aug 30, 2018

Christian McKay's eerily accurate, rollicking impersonation defines a good half of the movie; it's a fireball of charisma, chutzpah, virtuosity and obstinacy.

| Jul 10, 2018

A delightful film that with excellent set design... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 23, 2018

This deceptively modest movie is smartly not a curated compilation of Wellesiana, but rather a warmly observed look at the theater and those souls who live for the arts.

| Sep 24, 2014

The film's Welles is a mix of huckster and genius, thanks to an astonishing performance by little-known English actor Christian McKay, who captures his boundless self-confidence and energy. Director Richard Linklater gives his cast the chance to shine.

| Aug 1, 2012

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 24, 2011

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 17, 2011

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 4, 2011

A smart and charming backstage theater film.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 3, 2011

Thanks to Linklater and McKay, we get a rendition of Welles that gives vital pulse to the man, the myth, the legend.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Sep 25, 2010

Christian McKay delivers a stand out performance in two of the best escapist hours you'll experience this year.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 8, 2010

You're not going to have huge laughs or terrible sadness or excitement. It's a bittersweet love letter to thespians of old.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 6, 2010

Me and Orson Welles is a potentially wonderful film damaged by the presence of a lacklustre Zac Efron.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 5, 2010

McKay is magnificent [as Welles]. Not for a moment did I doubt that this was the man who went on to make Citizen Kane.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2010

The film is beautifully, factually detailed. There's much to love here.

| Jul 30, 2010