RaveThe Times (UK)So much film criticism is clichéd or unadventurous — he tackles it with a bullwhip, a magnifying glass and a sardonic grin ... Is this really his last book? There’s certainly an air of finality and futility in the way he ties things up at the end, or rather unravels them ... He still cares and after reading this you will you will too.
PositiveThe Times (UK)Hopkins sounds comically antisocial ... A cold fish? Off screen, maybe — but on it, hardly any are so alive.
Al Pacino
PositiveThe Times (UK)Readably eccentric ... The gripes and gushing do come with dollops of self awareness.
Daniel de Visé
PositiveThe Times (UK)Bracingly thorough ... Sometimes the author overdoes the nerdy detail, but kudos for tracking down a doctor’s report for Belushi ... The lead-up to his death and its aftermath are charted with a mixture of poignancy... and hilarity.
