Boxcar Bertha
American International Pictures (AIP) | Release Date: June 14, 1972 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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80
The New York TimesHoward Thompson
The thoughtful, ironic script by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington thins only toward the middle and the whole thing has been beautifully directed by Mar tin Scorsese, who really comes into his own here. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Superior formula stuff, injected with a rare degree of life by enthusiastic direction that occasionally tries for virtuosity and succeeds, and by a neat performance from Hershey that avoids the yawning traps in the script (built-in sex sequences, the she-loved-her-man theme in general). Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Boxcar Bertha is a weirdly interesting movie and not really the sleazy exploitation film the ads promise. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Lots of violence, typical of the Corman exploitation mill, but the film still shows the budding talent of Scorsese in his use of moving-camera and period detail. Read full review
60
EmpireIan Nathan
For exploitation-enthusiasts and Scorsese completists only. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's not done in a way that suggests a fully formed talent—"promising juvenilia" is about the most one can say for it. Read full review
30
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Performances are dull. Whatever sociological, political or dramatic motivations may once have existed in the story have been ruthlessly stripped from the plot, leaving all characters bereft of empathy or sympathy. There’s hardly a pretense toward justifying the carnage Read full review
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