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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: February 26, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
7

Critic Reviews

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30
TV Guide MagazineSandra Contreras
The film's most consistently entertaining element is Berkowitz's backer, a shady character named Elie Samaha who never appears on camera. Samaha's expletive-laden harangues, in which he orders Berkowitz to beef up the movie's T&A factor, are priceless. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJustine Elias
The movie's best observations come from its sinister, unseen producer, who sneers at Berkowitz, "You're making a cartoon piece of shit . . . that ends with you jerking off by yourself." Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
About a moron - oxy and otherwise. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
It must be said that Berkowitz's shamelessness and persistence aren't inevitably irresistible. Read full review
20
SlateDavid Edelstein
I wouldn't exactly call it entertainment; I found myself wanting to apologize on behalf of obnoxious heterosexual Jewish men the world over. Read full review
12
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The film has the obnoxious tone of a boring home movie narrated by a guy shouting in your ear. Read full review
0
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
One of the downsides of living in a free society is that every so often someone like Myles Berkowitz gets hold of a camera. Read full review
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