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07/16/08
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2007)
82 %
Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 9 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Synopsis: "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" is an offbeat, funny, and ultimately moving documentary about a socially responsible company and the family that runs it. Dr. Emanuel Bronner was a master soapmaker, self-proclaimed rabbi, and, allegedly, Albert Einstein's nephew. In 1947, after escaping... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Ralph Bronner
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Swirl together hemp, peppermint, vitamin E and a huge dollop of weirdness, and you have one of the most strangely brewed documentaries in years.
10/04/07
Top Critic
What emerges is a complex portrait of a man who cares more for humanity than for his own children, often left to languish in orphanages while their father scoured bodies and minds.
07/14/07
Top Critic
A bittersweet story of a family and the surprising effects a crusading eccentric can have on them.
07/12/07
Top Critic
Although the segments featuring Bronner's son, Ralph, veer uncomfortably toward hagiography, director Sara Lamm balances out the love fest by exploring the dark side of being a soap-hawking prophet and the toll that ALL-ONE-FAITH took on Bronner’s family.
07/12/07
A movie that means well and does no harm, only good. So there should be an audience for this mild, friendly little effort.
07/06/07
Tyro helmer Sara Lamm satisfyingly stitches together the family soap opera into a comfortable crazy quilt without sacrificing its unique, oddly topical edge.
07/03/07
Top Critic
You know there's a story behind Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap, and filmmaker Sara Lamm hopes you're interested in hearing it. Luckily the story behind the suds is a pretty good one.
06/29/07
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