Go Entertaining and poignant by Sterling2 You don't have to have been in the Koch Admoinistration or a nerdy student of politics to enjoy this movie, it's definitely entertaining and provdes a broad "slice of life" glimpse of New York City...
Must Go! Mister Mayor, You did just fine! by zoejenkins Beautifully executed documentary! As a consumate New Yorker for over 30 years, I was so touch by the content and information in the film that important for the history books. Ed Koch was truly a one...
Must Go! There was only one Edward I. Koch! by Robin movietix We will likely never see the likes of him in another politician, NY politician in our lifetime. He was a real character, and certainly for the people. I was concerned since his passing, that I had...
88 New York Post | Lou Lumenick Koch ends with the former mayor showing off a typically flamboyant gesture that embodies his contradictions - choosing to be buried in a Christian cemetery in his beloved Manhattan, complete with an already erected tombstone proclaiming his Jewish identity. Read full review
83 Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman As a politico, Ed Koch loved power a little too much. But as a leader, he was a storybook embodiment of New York's contradictions, which is why his chapters in the city's saga loom so large. Read full review
80 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern Koch the film makes the point without belaboring it — a mayor and a metropolis linked by tumultuous events in the worst and best of times. Read full review
75 Movie Nation | Roger Moore The film reminds us that as amusing as he could be, he wasn’t the dazzling wit history packaged him as. “Relevant” is how he wanted to be remembered. And before he died, he got a filmmaker to remind us of exactly that. Read full review