Sorry, this movie sucks

Perfect cast and a good story

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

What a great documentary, got to see it at its east coast premiere...I think? Anyway, great pacing, tight editing, absolutely hilarious, tugs hard at the heart strings, amazing moments of life captured, and I came out of it a changed man. I've never had to hold back the tears harder (and failed) then I did with this movie. One of the best documentaries I've seen for quite sometime, I would rank it up there with Man on Wire and Dear Zachery. Documentary film making at its best, you cant go wrong with The Mayor.Highly suggest seeking this one out.Spoiler alert, the cute little old polish lady is the COOLEST! (at least i think she was polish)

Jared Scheib's documentary gives you a charming look into life at old age. The film follows a character, Sam Berger, who is commonly known as "The Mayor" around his retirement home. He, and the characters around him, paint life in old age in a way that I had not considered before. The atmosphere at the retirement home almost feels like a college dormitory and the inhabitants certainly know how to live it up! In fact, my dad, upon finishing watching the film, turned to my mom and said, "So when are we moving in?" The characters are both extremely likable and relatable. They help us understand that old age is just another chapter in the book of life. I aspire to have the outlook on life that Sam Berger has.Well done, Jared, on a charming and heart-warming film. I enjoyed it very much.

I am a professor of mental health nursing and a Family nurse practitioner who cares for older adults...and, someone who was so fortunate to see this funny, provocative, passionate and moving film recently; it was superb! A must-see for all of us who are aging or need to remember that our parents, grandparents and patients have very full lives, an active sexuality, experience physical and emotional losses, and yet, they are essentially living well and thriving.Be enlightened, awakened and renewed by The Mayor; an extraordinary film. Dr. Susan C. Maloney, FNP-BC

I loved this documentary. And to be honest, I didn't know what to expect going into it, and not necessarily having an interest in the elderly, I debated with myself about whether or not to go. Fortunately, I did choose to go and I was blown away by how transfixing the story was. Not only was it did it have a great story line that followed a character that was delightful on screen(Sam), but it was also full of humor and heartfelt moments. The reality of death and those left behind was documented with care and respect. I was constantly amazed by the vulnerability of the characters with the intimate stories that they shared. You could see that such a trust was built during the creation of the film between the film-maker and the characters. I think the true value of this film comes from the vulnerability of the characters and their comfortability to share with the film maker what they are really feeling and thinking. This film not only makes me respect older people more, but also get kind of excited to become one one day.