Featured Audience Ratings

• Jonathan H

  
  Full confession alert: I'm not the biggest Christopher Guest fan; however, A Mighty Wind is maturely directed, heartfelt, and keenly observed. I never thought I would be genuinely touched by a Guest film, but that's why we watch movies, right?

• Spencer S

  
  Whenever I want to watch something light and comedic I either watch a Woody Allen or one of Christopher Guests' mockumentaries. This film is lacking compared to the over the top ensemble Waiting for Guffman and the polarizing Best in Show, but what it doesn't hold in a… More
  Whenever I want to watch something light and comedic I either watch a Woody Allen or one of Christopher Guests' mockumentaries. This film is lacking compared to the over the top ensemble Waiting for Guffman and the polarizing Best in Show, but what it doesn't hold in a secure and structured plot it makes up for in heart and gumption. I agree that when it tries to be subtle it's not well understood and when it tries to be obvious it's a bit in your face, but overall I found this to still to have a quiet charm about it. Guest always satirizes the easy targets: dog shows, local theater, and retired rock bands. Anywhere where eccentric characters thrive he mines for the laughs, usually easy with his usual cast of characters. Guest always uses his old stand-bys of Eugene Levy (who co-writes the scripts with Guest), Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean. He also utilizes youthful character actors John Michael Higgins, Parker Posey, Jane Lynch (an unknown in both this and Best in Show), and Bob Balaban. Every one of these films works exactly the same: a group of characters with misshaped values work to find fame and love from the crowd, either don't succeed or thoroughly embarrass themselves, and we flash to a short amount of time later to see the depths to which they have fallen. Most of this film is solely the folk music, the characters playing their instruments, and the oncoming concert. Through the interviews we learn strange details about these people including the involvement in a cult, a past in pornography, homelessness, and transgendered choices. The sub-plot over Mitch and Mickey was probably one of the sweeter things I've seen in film in a long time. Really, a delightful ensemble.

• Thomas B

  
  What it lacks in plot it makes up for in an abundance of laughs. Full review later.

• Randy T

  
  Kooky but lovable mockumentary. In the same vein as <i>Best in Show</i> and <i>Waiting for Guffman</i>. Definitely the lesser of the three.

• Anthony L

  
  There is no denying that nobody (to date) does Mockumentary quite as well as Christopher Guest but A Mighty Wind suffers for the simple fact that when it's subtle, it's too subtle and when it's obvious, it's just a little too obvious. Good film and very funny, it… More
  There is no denying that nobody (to date) does Mockumentary quite as well as Christopher Guest but A Mighty Wind suffers for the simple fact that when it's subtle, it's too subtle and when it's obvious, it's just a little too obvious. Good film and very funny, it just lacks that certain edge. Great performances though!

• Lenny M

  
  What is going on? I reviewed this already. Folk the world brilliance.

• Greg S

  
  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… More
  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 crazy-eyed Eugene Levy, who has been spending his post-stardom days in mental hospitals), and by being remarkably sweet towards its subjects without ever becoming cloying.

• Ken S

  
  I HATE folk music and I can't stand this movie as a result

• Tim S

  
  Lovely music and a funny mockumentary. I enjoyed it.

• Summer W

  
  Christopher Guest and his fellows are brilliant.

• Tim S

  
  Not as good as the others.

• Jason S

  
  Excellent! This is a very smart and funny movie. The cast is great and they really make all the characters thier own.

• Keysha H

  
  Christopher Guest is brilliant! Plain and simple.

• Lafe F

  
  I love this movie! Great music, characters and situations. It's very funny and enjoyable Folk Reunion. Many of our Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap and Best in Show friends return for a triumph! The songs are styled after real folk acts, but the themes and lyrics are cranked up a… More
  I love this movie! Great music, characters and situations. It's very funny and enjoyable Folk Reunion. Many of our Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap and Best in Show friends return for a triumph! The songs are styled after real folk acts, but the themes and lyrics are cranked up a few notches for some hilarious weirdness.

• Daniel H

  
  Perhaps not as good as its forebearers, and maybe it begins to show Guest starting to chafe under the mocumentary format... but it is still hilarious down to it's core.... although their is a caveat. To really understand the humor, you need to understand the American Folk scene,… More
  Perhaps not as good as its forebearers, and maybe it begins to show Guest starting to chafe under the mocumentary format... but it is still hilarious down to it's core.... although their is a caveat. To really understand the humor, you need to understand the American Folk scene, or to have seen another Christopher Guest film.

• Michael G

  
  Whenever these guys get together they never disappoint.

• Leigh R

  
  Thsi si great...

• John B

  
  My favourite of the Chris Guest films that is absolutely hilarious. What makes Guest films work is that the oddballs within them are entirely believable. The actors involved breathe life into them without taking them over the top.

• Burger S

  
  I'll take "Waiting for Guffman" or "Best in Show" instead please.

• a b

  
  I got a weal wed wagon!

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