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 "We get some truly unique character studies and a cross-section of Americana that Hollywood couldn't possibly fictionalize and be believed."
-- Luke Y. Thompson, NEW TIMES
"Beanie's a big believer in appreciating the art in your own neighborhood even if it isn't backed by a multimillion-dollar budget — and so am I."
-- Joshua Tanzer, OFFOFFOFF
"It's easy to forget the film's flaws when we're in the presence of Beanie."
-- Steve Schneider, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Definitely funny stuff, but it's more of the 'laughing at' variety than the 'laughing with.'"
-- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY
"[Stephen] Earnhart’s film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones they currently have."
-- Brian Matherly, DAILY-REVIEWS
"It will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster."
-- Shawn Levy, OREGONIAN
"What emerges is not only a portrait of some of the more colorful denizens of Mayport, Florida, but also a moving examination of the power of art to transform lives."
-- Pam Grady, REEL.COM
"Stephen Earnhart's homespun documentary Mule Skinner Blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
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FRESH 86%
Avg. Rating: 7/10 |
"Boisterous and daft documentary."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
"As amusing as it often is, it is even more affectionate."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Watching Beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it."
-- Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY
"It might be tempting to regard Mr. Andrew and his collaborators as oddballs, but Mr. Earnhart's quizzical, charming movie allows us to see them, finally, as artists."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
 "The charms of willful eccentricity, at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay, are beginning to wear a bit thin."
-- Frank Scheck, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"By the time we learn that Andrew's Turnabout Is Fair Play is every bit as awful as Borchardt's Coven, we can enjoy it anyway."
-- Josh Goldfein, VILLAGE VOICE
"Though director Earnhart has yet to find the ironic distance, sharp interviewing techniques or creative editing of documentarians like Chris Smith ... and Errol Morris ... Mule Skinner Blues suggests he is on the right track."
-- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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