Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Mike B This film did not really click with me. The dance style is like a pending apocalypse. It becomes very dreary sometimes. One wants to yell "Lighten up – have a drink!" Some excerpts brought to mind Monty Python – a woman dancing on a bench in a stream (And now for Something Completely....).There is hardly any exuberance and joy expressed in the dance sequences. Even when the music is bubbly, the dancers seem to have a forced smile.Perhaps it was too avant garde for my taste as well – in one arrangement a dancer is shoveling dirt unto another dancer, in another a dancer performing by a public pool. It all comes off as not only pretentious – but cold and icy. Many of the dancers expostulate rapturously on Pina – but I also got the feeling of someone who was not communicating effectively and hard to reach. Overall I was not impressed. Some of the musical pieces were interesting (The Rite of Spring by Stravinski), but the choreography overwhelmed the rigid dancing.

zetes This is probably Wenders' best in years, although I admit I've skipped everything he's made since the terrible The End of Violence back in 1997. This is great, whatever the case. It's a very unconventional documentary about choreographer Pina Bausch. Well, not really. It's about her work. There's almost no biographical information throughout the film. All we really learn is that she was a choreographer, and that she's dead. I don't even think the film mentions her surname until the credits. This is all about her work, which Wenders stages with former members of her troupe. It's all about the dancing, and if you love dancing, well, this film is a real treat. The dancing is quite unconventional itself. Occasionally there would be dances with which I was not enamored, but the vast majority I loved. Apparently, this was made to be seen in 3D, but, as usual, I doubt it's worth the eye strain. It's perfectly spectacular in 2D.

Jeff Heimbrock Wim Wenders fantastic documentary tributed to world-renowned choreographer Pina Bausch has a wild kinetic energy to it, and through it's brilliance, it's irresistible. Shot in Germany with a fantastic cast and shot in innovative and truly mesmerizing ways. More performance art than dance, the genius of Pina is matched perfectly by Wenders' crafty filmmaking. It explores Pina's most established works in a fabulous recreation that leaves you utterly breathless. Taken from the modern sense of the choreography, the film, which is being presented in 3D, is a true testament to the possibilities and power of the medium when handled in the right way. A truly fascinating work of art for one of the worlds most innovative and fascinating storytellers.

isabelle1955 I'm not quite sure how I feel about this movie. Visually it's stunning and mesmerizing. I am not sure I would call it a documentary, much of it is performance art. I freely admit I know little about modern dance technique, but there does seem to be a fine line between dance and mime on occasion. We learn little about Pina Bausch herself which is kind of annoying, was the movie only made for people who were already avid fans? As I watched archive film of her in the studio smoking, I found myself idly wondering what she died of..? On the other hand, here I am still thinking about it, and looking her up on Google, so it must have made an impact at some level... Some of the locations where the pieces are set, are simply stunning. A street scene, an overhead light rail car, a quarry, a glass enclosed building, a stage and my favorite, a series of stone doorways. It's obvious that these are superb dancers, but I actually found quite a lot of the choreography repetitive and a little irritating. But then again, one of my favourite moves, where a female dancer dived through the arms of her male partner, was never repeated! Arghhh!!! Possibly I have spent too much time watching 'conventional' dance, ballet, jazz and tap, because I found myself thinking "Get on with it.." more than once. And I'm still a bit puzzled by the leaf blower, what was that about?But like I said, what do I know? Interesting, compelling and a visual feast. But a documentary? Not really.