Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
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78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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8
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80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanJan 6, 2017
These were two women who reached a state of balance thanks to an almost aggressive honesty. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredDavid JamesJan 6, 2017
The doc is a great showcase for the pair’s qualities. Read full review
80
Village VoiceBilge EbiriJan 4, 2017
Seeing the film now makes you weep for the passing of both actresses, of course. It also drives home the magnitude of losing Carrie Fisher’s hilarious, acerbic, insightful voice at a time when it seems more vital than ever. You leave the movie wanting so much more of her, it hurts. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJan 4, 2017
If the film is as disorderly in its structure as the messy family history it surveys, time spent with these wonderful subjects makes that seem sweetly appropriate. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganJan 4, 2017
These troubled, lovable, prickly, obsessive entertainers, supported by brother-son Todd, invite the viewer into their rackety lives – bright, lived fully in the spotlight, chin-up and completely unsinkable. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 4, 2017
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is a droll, spirited, and disarmingly intimate documentary that now feels karmically timed. Read full review
78
The VergeTasha RobinsonJan 6, 2017
Unlike Fisher’s book, the film is warm and comforting, occasionally sad but more often giddy and gleeful. It’s a melancholy final visit in light of the recent death of both its subjects. But it’s still a rare chance for viewers to sneak behind those weird, eccentric compound gates, and hang out as if they were part of the family. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 4, 2017
These are two magnificent women who live in the shadows of their own legacies, surrounded by petrified images of their former selves. Read full review
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