As we watch David Osit’s documentary Mayor, we see a public figure who is sweating the little things because the big things are all but off limits to him.

Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Deft editing and unexpectedly affecting music choices make for an engaging portrait of the kind of impassioned and dedicated politician who seems in short supply right now.

A disarming subject, Hadid comes across as a cleareyed, forthright leader. But Mayor also stands out because Osit has thought it through in cinematic terms: He knows when to dwell on a striking image (such as Hadid examining a painting of Jerusalem on his global travels) and when to let a counterintuitive soundtrack selection play through.

Ben Kenigsberg

The New York Times