Fame
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 16, 1980 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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60
EmpireAnna Smith
The song and dance scenes are hard to beat in terms of sheer energy and atmosphere, but the dramatic storylines leave several loose ends. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This is a wonderfully simple idea that succeeds very well indeed: take a bunch of kids from New York's High School of Performing Arts and let them strut their stuff. Fame shows us how much life there still is in moribund genres like the musical. Read full review
60
TimeRichard Schickel
The film is full of attractive young performers. And there is a low-keyed conflict between them and a faculty that is trying to discipline their exuberance without stifling their spirits. If the film had concentrated on that instead of on hokey melodrama, it might have been far more engaging and truer to life. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
The film is cut at such a frenzied pitch that it's often possible to believe (mistakenly) that something significant is going on. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
It's a crack at the American Dream which carries all the exhilaration and depth of a 133-minute commercial break. Read full review
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