A hilarious, agreeable, ultimately very intimate look into the actor's life.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 7, 2020

While To Be Takei educates and entertains, much of the 90-minute runtime seems like filler.

| Original Score: 2.75/5 | Jul 18, 2019

To Be Takei is as natural as Takei is in front of the camera and during public speeches. It's vibrant, interesting, and enjoyable.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 14, 2018

Celebrates Takei but blithely neglects to probe for any complexity in a man who has surely suffered much.

| Original Score: B | Jul 14, 2015

Can be more of a platform than a chronicle; its look at homophobia and gay marriage is a bit earnest and over-explained. Still, Takei provides a sharp lens through which to see ethnic and sexual minorities' progress in America's post-'50s popular culture.

| May 25, 2015

Before watching this film I thought of Takei as being just another celebrity, but this film makes it clear that Takei is a guy who has done something with his life. He has made his life count for something. He's a fascinating character.

| Original Score: B | Apr 4, 2015

... a charming look at a man whose charisma and optimism is infectious in his quest to live long and prosper.

| Oct 31, 2014

No doc could diminish George Takei's life work, but To Be Takei too often takes dramatic short cuts which undermines its potency.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 6, 2014

A lively and warm tribute.

| Oct 2, 2014

Director Jennifer M. Kroot delivers something that is as profound as it is funny and uplifting.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 5, 2014

Despite a slightly meandering structure, To Be Takei is a highly entertaining and moving portrait.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 5, 2014

To paraphrase an old speech by our president, only in America is George Takei's life possible.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 4, 2014

With his trademark baritone and focused diction, Takei is a natural storyteller who lends an enjoyable flow to the movie's uncomplicated proceedings.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 3, 2014

To Be Takei is a celebration of a man of great resilience, infectious humor, a voracious appetite for the richness of the human experience, and the best laugh in the history of laughing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 3, 2014

While there's pathos and tragedy here, there's also good humor and human strength.

| Original Score: 7.4/10 | Aug 28, 2014

This is a film blessed with excellent footage and plenty of nice moments.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 28, 2014

There is a whole lot of Takei in between the early days of Sulu and the current era of hashtagged witticisms, and that is vast middle section is chronicled in the new documentary To Be Takei.

| Aug 28, 2014

The subject matter in To Be Takei is split almost evenly between important topics and funny moments, but even the darker bits are handled delicately by Kroot.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 28, 2014

Another pleasant if disposable portrait.

| Aug 28, 2014

Even if you've tired of Takei's ubiquity online and onscreen, this campy but fond tribute is great fun.

| Aug 27, 2014