Death of a Dynasty
TLA Releasing | Release Date: April 29, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
4
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75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
An amiably raucous, scorched-earth mockumentary. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The picture repeats itself a lot, but Dash is a good sport in poking barbed fun at the PR machinations of today's music business. Read full review
60
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Well shot and edited, Death of a Dynasty is hardly a comedy classic, but it's frequently on target. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There are some funny moments and amusing cameos, but it's not enough to elevate this project's slapdash approach. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
While those in the know will undoubtedly find something to appreciate in the film's wide-ranging if amateurish stabs at satire, the vast majority will feel left out of a private joke. Read full review
40
Village VoicePeter L'Official
Dynasty is less interesting as a film than as a winking gloss on hip-hop's assembly line of beats, beefs, and B-list lyricists. That said, Capone does a killer dancin' Dash, James Toback's Lyor Cohen is a riot, and multi-credited comedian Kevin Hart should have his own Chappelleian series. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Watching the rest of Damon Dash's playful movie is like entering a room where a large, too noisy party is going on and never fully adjusting to the dark or the din. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Inspired mockumentary-a-clef so clotted with in-jokes that it should come with a crib sheet. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
There is a funny movie to be made from the outrageous egos and excesses of rap music. Death of a Dynasty is not that movie. Read full review
30
VarietyDavid Rooney
The execution is so amateurish and the script so witless the filmmakers appear to be having a far better time than the audience. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
A mockumentary that veers unsteadily between satire and an infomercial for Dash's Roc-A-Fella records. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunRashod D. Ollison
"This Is Spinal Tap" was brilliantly funny. Death of a Dynasty? Well, the movie is just dead. Read full review
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