“…an attempt to perform CPR on DOA dad jokes.”

“…coasts along on the charisma and chemistry of its stars.”

“…offered with such a gentle, quiet spirit that the movie feels like a crucial oasis.”

“…registers as a strung-together package of exceedingly clever Keaton shorts.”

“Genius is offering a metacommentary on film form and pulling off a banana-peel gag in the same movie…”

“The best moments are those of cinebro-bonding between Pascal and Cage.”

“Cage hijacks the movie and turns it into his own private actor’s laboratory.”

“…fairly dark, while still being very funny.”

“…might register to modern audiences as a parable about the existential angst of multitasking.”

“A gag-stuffed, story-light short from Buster Keaton…”