Bob Balaban, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest
When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's lovin...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2003
Stats: 1,845 reviews
A mockumentary in which three retired folk groups, each with their own backstories, get together for a reunion concert to honor their dead producer. None of the satirical bite or outright hilarity of SPINAL TAP, but it succeeds with involving characterizations (especially by a c...( read more)
Christopher Guest's faux documentaries, more commonly referred to as mockumentaries, center on subcultures so bizarre to most of us that we're able to keep a distant and yet curious affection for them. His first writing credit in the genre he's defined was for "This is Spinal Tap...( read more)
mighty funny! every character is hilarious and eccentric! but once again, fred willard is the funniest person on the screen. "Wha Happend!??" its grand.
"A Mighty Wind" is another example of a top notch superb Mocumentary. This is Christopher Guest and company at their very best. The characters and the story of this movie are hilarious and at the same time dramatic and captivating. This story plays out in a typical fashion for th...( read more)
Another hilarious movie with a great ensemble cast. My favorite character in this film is the one played by Eugene Levy. The rest of the cast also does an amazing job. If you are a fan of these Christoper Guest movies then you have to check this one out.
Naturally being a christopher guest mockumentary, I loved it. While not as funny as Best in Show, I really enjoyed the storyline and I won't lie...I really love the music as well.
It's wonderfully funny, but in a quiet way; inspiring helpless giggles rather than knee-slapping and aisle-rolling. And, for the record, it's even better on a second viewing. full review
The character actors are all superb, deftly weaving back and forth over the line between sympathetic human characters and eccentric caricatures, so laughter and sympathy are indistinguishable. full review
The edge is missing from Guest's usual style. full review
Almost makes you believe that Mitch and Mickey were real, which is an impressive stunt. More than that, it makes you almost wish that they were, which is something of a miracle. full review
Folk music numbs me. But the sheer exuberance of A Mighty Wind, directed with mirth and mischief by Christopher Guest, who devised the story with Eugene Levy and let the cast improv the rest, had me b... full review
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