| Original Score: B+ | Feb 18, 2012

Yes, there's a little preachiness here, but it doesn't puncture the party mood. Or stop Chappelle telling dirty jokes about prostitutes, for that matter. Thanks to him this isn't just a musical feast, but a rib-busting comedy too.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 1, 2006

Chappelle keeps things lively, joking on camera, punctuating the acts with gags , while Michel Gondry maintains our interest, focusing as much on Chappelle's energy and wit, and goings-on behind the scenes, as the gig itself.

| Jun 29, 2006

This is effectively an inner-city Woodstock -- only funny.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 11, 2006

I want to see another hour of Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

Full Review | Mar 6, 2006

A return to rowdy form.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

No one enjoys the free festivities more than Chappelle, who wanders through the film like a kid on Christmas morning. A very funny kid.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

Chappelle's talent and the characters in the movie give it a universal appeal, even to those unfamiliar with hip-hop.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

Block Party makes for a transcendent experience.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 3, 2006

Strictly for fans of the musical acts and those who think everything Chappelle does is genius.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 3, 2006

The genius of what Gondry and Chappelle accomplish is to make the music, the setting and the people soaking it all in universal for everyone no matter who they are or what their background.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 3, 2006

While unlikely to enter the annals of great concert filmmaking, Dave Chappelle's Block Party does capture the moment at hand with a breezy, offhanded and utterly user-friendly charm.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

There are just enough provocative notes hit for "Block Party" to stand out as more than just a frivolous good time (though it can be enjoyed in that way as well).

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 3, 2006

Once in a great while there's a movie that's so funny, infectious and welcoming - a movie that makes you feel so good about America and the people in it - you just want to climb inside the screen and live there.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 3, 2006

His racial jokes have an edge, but they are not as deadly as the Chappelle's Show skits.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

Gangly, disarming and slyly witty, Chappelle is at ease with people of all ages and races, and has a knack for finding humour without forcing it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

...an off-the-wall celebration that mixes humor and music to amusing, if not life-changing, effect.

| Original Score: B | Mar 3, 2006

His [Chappelle] return to the public eye doesn't result in much musical magic or comedic fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 3, 2006

It feels rangy but is also a work of expert timing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 3, 2006

...an uplifting, funny and engaging star-studded affair.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 3, 2006