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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA documentary that digs deep inside this most revolutionary and tortured of punk quartets, it's hard not to feel that the Ramones, who never had a hit record, were the greatest band in 50 years to be stonewalled out of success.
- 80VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasAt the picture’s best, it recalls Michael Winterbottom's "24 Hour Party People" in its tribute to the music of the times and the way in which that music provided a voice to a generation of social misfits.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceJohnny's analysis and will carry the film. Of course they didn't get along--they were a rock group.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWhile serving up music so free of thought that the best of it seems to crystallize our thoughtless, tightly wound era.
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannA true fan's nirvana.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardA thorough, gutsy and appropriately scuzzy-looking documentary.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAs for the unfortunates who aren't already in love with The Ramones, End Of The Century should give them a better understanding of what they've been missing, and leave them wondering why they've missed out on it for so long.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs End of the Century reveals even more starkly than the recent Metallica documentary, "Some Kind of Monster," harmony among band members becomes harder to sustain as the years gather, youthful enthusiasm wanes, and personalities define themselves.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough occasionally repetitive, Gramaglia and Fields' admirably evenhanded documentary gives the Ramones the respect they deserve: Fans will be grateful and the uninitiated should listen and learn.
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekWhile End of the Century feels a bit straggly toward the end (the rise of the Ramones is exhilarating; their slow, unfair demise is a downer), and its chronology is sometimes a little vague, the movie captures the spirit of both the band and the era they helped shape.