"Flagrantly attention-seeking but famously anonymous, Brit street-artist/prankster Banksy has now put his name to this energetic, headily entertaining item of...
"Flagrantly attention-seeking but famously anonymous, Brit street-artist/prankster Banksy has now put his name to this energetic, headily entertaining item of art-world provocation. The film was supposed to be about him, and ultimately it is, but Banksy turned the camera on Thierry Guetta, the wannabe LA artist who was documenting his activities. Unhappy with Guetta’s footage, he provoked him to go off and create some gonzo art-market capital for himself – with disturbing results. Audiences elsewhere have been indulging in wild speculation about the true nature of Banksy’s participation. Who’s pulling whose strings here? A great time is guaranteed figuring out your own take on the myriad issues at play." (NZ International Film Festival 2010)
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91 %24,765 reviewsAudience score rating
"A raucously entertaining postmodern survey of guerrilla street art that appears to be one thing, only to fold back on itself and examine would-be filmmaker Thierry Guetta instead."
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Variety
Variety"Interviewed in identity-concealing shadow, the appealingly wry Banksy freely admits he’s no film pro. But while stylistically the film’s merely adequate, its French subject is as diverting as a motorway pile-up."
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Total Film
Total Film"Exit could be a new subgenre: the prankumentary. Audiences, however, would be advised simply to enjoy the film on its face -- even if that face is a carefully contrived mask."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"This teasing faux documentary about Banksy and his fellow street artists is priceless – and hilarious..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The widespread speculation that Exit Through the Gift Shop is a hoax only adds to its fascination."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Subversive, provocative and unexpected, Exit Through the Gift Shop delights in taking you by surprise, starting quietly but ending up in a hall of mirrors as unsettling as anything Lewis Carroll's Alice ever experienced."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Hugely entertaining documentary challenges conventional concepts of legitimate art and the creative process."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A provocative and typically post-Postmodern debut from the artist known as Banksy."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineExit Through the Gift Shop | Details
- Runtime
- 87
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA, UK
