Kirsten Johnson playfully considers the faith and fate of her Alzheimer's-afflicted father in this richly rewarding, surprising documentary; A celebration and a lament, simultaneously jubilant and ineffably sad, it's a film worth sticking around to see
a uniquely wonderful film about family, film, life and death; "Dick Johnson Is Dead" is one of the craftiest and funniest love letters ever composed, and it's all the better because it's on film and the recipient stars in it
"Dick Johnson is Dead" is both a poetic act of defiance and a portrait of love at the end of a life; It's about spending time with the people closest to you, and reminding them in words and actions how much they mean to you
by Abby Olcese [Slash Film ]
