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# Quincy (2018): what the critics said

Critics' score 62 from 7 reviews: 2 positive, 4 mixed, 1 negative.

The reviews lean towards qualified appreciation of Quincy, with praise clustering around its archival footage, musical history and access to Jones and his inner circle. The warmer responses find an affectionate, convincing portrait, with intimate material bringing fresh life to familiar career milestones. Even some sceptical notices acknowledge Jones’s charisma, though the film’s straightforward approach earns more approval as a tribute than as a searching examination of its subject.

The sharpest divide concerns whether that affection leaves enough space for scrutiny. The Los Angeles Times finds Rashida Jones’s treatment of her father loving and clear-eyed, while The Hollywood Reporter sees insufficient critical distance and The Guardian finds his flaws glossed over. Reservations also gather around scattered storytelling, conventional structure and pacing. The spread is wide: the strongest objections concern how little the film discovers, rather than simply how it arranges a crowded life.

## IndieWire — Jude Dry

Rating B+. 9 September 2018. Festival review. 

The review calls the documentary an inspiring and fitting tribute to Quincy Jones. It praises its intimate archival moments and the wealth of music history, while noting its straightforward style.

[Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/quincy-review-quincy-jones-netflix-documentary-rashida-1202002216/)

## Los Angeles Times — Noel Murray

Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 20 September 2018. 

Murray finds the documentary loving and clear-eyed, though somewhat scattered. He praises Rashida Jones’s affectionate framing of her father’s life and flaws.

[Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-quincy-review-20180920-story.html)

## Variety — Andrew Barker

Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2018. 

Barker finds the documentary a loving, convincing portrait, though its conventional structure and pacing keep it from fully encompassing Jones. He praises the archival footage for bringing fresh life to familiar career milestones.

[Read the review](https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/quincy-film-review-toronto-1202933857/)

## RogerEbert.com

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 

The page is blocked by a browser check, so the critic’s verdict cannot be determined. No specific praise or complaint is available from the text provided.

[Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/quincy-2018)

## The New York Times

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 20 September 2018. 

The page could not be accessed, so its critical verdict cannot be established. The supplied text does not reveal what the critic praised or criticized.

[Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/movies/quincy-review-quincy-jones.html)

## The Hollywood Reporter — Stephen Dalton

Fi1m's normalised score 55/100 (inferred from the text). 9 September 2018. Festival review. 

The critic finds the documentary engaging and sweet, but too close to a gushing vanity project. He praises Jones’s charisma and the rich access to his inner circle, while faulting the film for its lack of critical distance and tighter structure.

[Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/quincy-review-1141592/)

## The Guardian — Charles Bramesco

Fi1m's normalised score 25/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2018. Festival review. 

The critic finds the documentary a sanitized, unexamined victory lap that fails to make its subject fully come into focus. He praises the rare moments when Jones reflects on mortality, but faults the film for glossing over his flaws and offering little fresh insight.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/10/quincy-review-portrait-of-a-musical-legend-fails-to-sing)

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