Down and Out with the Dolls
Indican Pictures | Release Date: March 21, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The music is sensational, the energy level high, and Down and Out With the Dolls is a wise and funny treat. Read full review
75
Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavin
The movie belongs to the women, and they perform with attitude and power. Read full review
70
Film ThreatPat Harrison
One thing that separates undie from indie is bad acting. Bring it on! There are some stinky performances here, and stinky moments in the script. Great! If it don't stink it ain't punk rock. I'd rather dig the tunes and remember deadpan deliveries. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Like a good punk tune, the filmmaker's focused energy distracts from compositional flaws, all the better to enjoy visceral pleasures such as a spot-on Zoë Pouledouris as preening singer Fauna. Read full review
70
VarietyEddie Cockrell
Unaffectedly hip and affably manic, Down & Out With the Dolls picks up where "Singles" left off. Read full review
50
New York PostMegan Lehmann
The trouble with authenticity in a punk rock film is that it comes off as amateurish, and while "Dolls" has a feverish energy -- and some good songs -- it suffers from crude performances and a trite rise-and-fall plot. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The performances are rough and sometimes amateurish, but that works in the film's favor more often than it doesn't -- there's none of the false slickness that comes with hot young actors playing rock 'n' rollers. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
The results suggest a slightly more ribald version of "Josie and the Pussycats." Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A great idea that never gets off the ground. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A lot of the acting is amateurish, and most of the plot feels like a rehash of a rehash. The music, written and performed in the spirit of L7, is small consolation. Read full review
20
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
With no irony and no plot beyond Girls Have Band, Voss reduces Kali and Fauna to earnest Janus faces of Hole's schizo aesthetic. Read full review
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