“The world documentary competition is just as strong (as the US)...Social and political concerns are also evident here...Several of the world docs tell these kinds of stories in unusual ways...Big River Man.”
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| - Kenny Turan, Los Angeles Times |
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| "Mesmerizing Cinema...a richly textured narrative about human endeavor that ebbs and flows, surprises and touches...the documentary, which churns, drifts and surges around him like water, is finally an argument for wonder.” (link) |
| - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times |
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| "A ragged, expressionistic portrait of a colorful character." (link) |
| - Robert Davis, Paste Magazine |