Pollack is more interested in the mysteries of the creative process, and his studies of Gehry's buildings, deftly edited by Karen Schmeer, capture their dramatic sense of movement and resolution.

| Jul 14, 2022

Pollack is not a particularly introspective documentary maker; he is content to let his subject merely expound and ramble at length. However, in Gehry's case, this actually works. He is a good raconteur: witty and amiable.

| Aug 23, 2017

(...) Un documental que debería ver todo aquel que alguna vez haya sentido la necesidad o las ganas de crear algo, ya sea una pieza de cerámica, un edificio o una película.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 13, 2007

The result is a persuasive movie which proves beyond doubt that at least some geniuses are intensely practical as well as intuitive.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 29, 2007

While Pollack continually favours celebrity gush over objective analysis, the shots of Gehry's buildings - the Guggenheim in Bilbao being the centrepiece - and his stunning use of light do make a case for him as a genuine visionary.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 29, 2007

The questioning is skin-deep and Pollack's handheld DV approach doesn't show the buildings at their best.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 29, 2007

What's missing is a critical edge.

| Jun 29, 2007

an intelligent piece of partisan adoration - although he gives some space to Gehry's detractors, too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 29, 2007

Ultimately the picture is as revealing about the director as it is about the subject. But it won't appeal to those who like their documentaries to come armed with teeth.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 29, 2007

A fond and always accessible portrait, but the lack of objectivity and drooling images of Gehry's work deprives this documentary of any objectivity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 29, 2007

More a thumbnail than a full portrait.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 26, 2007

too vague for real insight, too conventional to match its subject's iconoclasm, and too affectionate to offer a truly critical account of the Gehry phenomenon.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 21, 2007

[Pollack] and Gehry share a long friendship, which is evident in this elegant, diverting, affectionate documentary.

| Mar 1, 2007

Watching Frank work in his studio is a lesson in creativity. He seems to pride himself on buildings with no right angles; it all comes together to create facades that stand out in a skyline.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 20, 2006

The film is a credit to Sydney Pollack, whose warm and intelligent style infiltrates this fascinating documentary allowing us the pleasure of spending some time with an architect whose approach to design is as fundamental as to life itself

Full Review | Nov 10, 2006

Pollack's documentary is a friendly affair that presents some stunning footage of several Gehry projects.

| Original Score: 3/6 | Oct 30, 2006

Sketches isn't for everyone, as enjoyment requires at least an elementary interest in architecture or art. Anyone who meets that requirement will receive not only a nice portrait of Gehry the person, but a great survey of his work.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 9, 2006

..curious and sometimes magical.

Full Review | Original Score: 92/100 | Sep 8, 2006

... it's probably the best movie Pollack has made in awhile.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 13, 2006

A lovable softball documentary on a lovable acclaimed architect famous for his controversial unique looping indescribable structures.

| Original Score: B | Aug 12, 2006