Itzhak perhaps achieves the greatest poignancy when Perlman tries to get at the mysterious beauty of the music he loves and plays.

| Mar 17, 2020

Like its subject, "Itzhak" is filled with the joy of music.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 17, 2019

With glimpses into Itzhak's married life, Jewish heritage, and warm circle of friends, Itzhak is a charming portrait of a beloved musician.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 26, 2018

An inspiring and upbeat film.

| Jun 5, 2018

Poorly-edited, unfocused and meandering. Itzhak Perlman is a compelling, charismatic subject who's worthy of a much more insightful and better edited documentary.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 31, 2018

It's charming rather than captivating, a fine sketch rather than a finished portrait.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 25, 2018

Even for viewers who aren't particularly religious, the soul of Perlman's music will make the documentary a spiritually uplifting experience.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 4, 2018

The moments during which Perlman is performing are breathtaking. Seeing his emotions as he plays and the bond he shares with his violin is wondrous.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 2, 2018

If you thought musical genius, by definition, would be intimidating, the documentary Itzhak should go a long way toward changing your mind.

| Apr 27, 2018

Chernick and her quartet of cinematographers and her probably overworked seamstress, editor Helen Yum, have created an entertaining, crowd-pleasing salute to a virtuoso whose life is truly inspirational.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 26, 2018

[Watching] Alison Chernick's able but unexceptional documentary...one cannot but be charmed as well as amazed by Perlman's virtuosity, energy and sheer humanity.

| Original Score: B | Apr 26, 2018

Watch it, listen to the music, and experience the joy of Perlman's genius.

| Apr 23, 2018

Perlman seems that rare sort: a virtuoso at peace with God, neighbor, and himself, a man who suffered much in youth, and then triumphed over that suffering to make a happy, ordinary life.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 20, 2018

Watching [Itzhak Perlman] onscreen removed from his art and yet still so connected to it becomes our education and ultimately inspiration.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 18, 2018

The PBS-styled doc doesn't exactly explore Itzhak Perlman's hidden depths, but heck, that's what the music is for.

| Apr 13, 2018

Fine and joyful documentary.

| Apr 11, 2018

Chernick has made an engaging film about an ordinary guy who happens to also be an extraordinary musician.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 7, 2018

We get to know the man: the jovial grandfather, the joke teller, the dedicated husband, the patient teacher and loyal friend...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 6, 2018

It feels intimate in a way that so many documentaries about a specific person often do not.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 6, 2018

The film occasionally touches upon dark subjects - we're told so many Jewish people played the violin during the Holocaust because was it was the easiest instrument to pick up and run away with - but Itzhak's primary modality is joy.

| Apr 6, 2018