Britney Vs. Spears
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): September 28, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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70
TimeJudy BermanSep 29, 2021
Carr’s account is strongest in shining light on the early years of the conservatorship while elegantly steering away from the exploitative images of Britney—shaving her head, or getting strapped to a gurney—that sold magazines in the late ’00s. Read full review
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IndieWireKristen LopezSep 28, 2021
Erin Lee Carr’s Britney Vs. Spears feels like a movie not searching for scandal but a genuine desire to help, to say something to Spears, to remind us why we love her and how we failed her. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 28, 2021
Britney Vs Spears adds just enough to the story to be worth the obsessed-viewer’s trouble. Read full review
60
The New York TimesLisa KennedyOct 4, 2021
Britney vs Spears underscores how tricky it is to make a credible documentary about a celebrity under duress without repeating many of the gestures that treat fame as the sine qua non of American culture. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneySep 30, 2021
The result is a piece that’s more personal, but also not as rigorous and objective. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneNina MetzSep 29, 2021
Carr made her long-gestating Netflix documentary with journalist Jenny Eliscu and the pair never comes across as anything less than serious-minded. But their efforts feel limp and plodding by comparison, and sometimes confusing. Read full review
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The PlaylistBrianna ZiglerSep 30, 2021
The film is not only repetitive but also profoundly uninspired documentary filmmaking. Read full review
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The TelegraphEd PowerSep 29, 2021
The conclusion the directors reach could have come from any of the other Spears films Read full review
30
VarietyDaniel D'AddarioSep 28, 2021
This shapeless doc feels overlong at just over 90 minutes, because it’s unclear what, exactly, Carr and collaborator Jenny Eliscu want to say about Spears. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRachel LeibrockSep 28, 2021
Britney Vs Spears often feels just as exploitative as the case it portrays. Read full review
20
The GuardianMichael CraggSep 28, 2021
There’s a definite sense that the makers couldn’t keep up with an ever-shifting case but wanted to meet a deadline nonetheless. Read full review
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The IndependentAdam WhiteSep 28, 2021
It’s irresponsible, boring and a waste of everyone’s time. Read full review
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