Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" is the story of a young man who knew what he wanted to do and did it, who made his dreams real. This may be the most truly American movie in memory. full review

Watching Clash realize his dream is gratifying, and the behind-the-scenes Muppets stuff is fun. full review

Backstage at the Muppet works, we see countless drawers filled with eyeballs, eyebrows, whiskers and wigs. It's the only world Kevin wanted to live in, and he made it. full review

The film also provides an inspiring reminder for the young and the rest of us that there is a vital relationship between the best kind of work and passionate play. full review

The most interesting part of this lively, likable documentary is the journey. full review

The film is filled with so much insider Muppet lore that, at times, it strains even the goodwill that Clash generates. full review

A marvelous movie. full review

A documentary as gentle as its subject: the story of a boy who realized his dream and, on the film's evidence, received a lot of encouragement and support along the way. full review

It is, like Sesame Street, a captivating story for viewers of all ages. Even those unfamiliar with cherry-red Elmo will immediately fall under his spell. full review

Who can fail to be moved by this? full review

You'd have to be a true Grouch not to be moved. full review

Even Oscar the Grouch would be moved by the inspiring history of Kevin Clash, the man who gives Elmo his voice. full review

A winning tale of the persistence and creativity behind one of the most famous and fuzziest faces in the world. full review

Constance Marks's documentary on Kevin Clash, the kind, gentle man who created the Muppet beloved by every single child in the world, rushes through the intriguing points its interviewees bring up to devote more time to banalities. full review

Profile of exceptional performer charms with unexpected delights. full review

Helmer Constance Marks gives us a gentle giant of a man, whose precocious interest in puppets and puppetry was inspired by the same show that made Elmo a cultural fixture, Sesame Street. full review