Farewell to Hollywood
International Film Circuit | Release Date: February 25, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeFeb 24, 2015
[A] bizarre and wonderful doc that's pitched like a home movie but crafted with fine, poignant sensibilities. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireFeb 25, 2015
Documentary films often find their value in taking us to places that are challenging, even painful. Farewell to Hollywood offers the rewarding difficulties of that type of filmmaking, along with additional challenges that stem from questions about its own ethics. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 25, 2015
It suggests that a disease isn't a product of one single person's body, but the eruption of an entire family history of unarticulated desire. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 26, 2015
This film complements rather than duplicating the recent fest title "Butterfly Girl," which also refused to settle for generic notions of bravery and endurance to hone in on an individual teen's specific experience of illness. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergFeb 25, 2015
Farewell to Hollywood is moving yet queasily unsettling, even if Ms. Nicholson’s enthusiasm mitigates the veneer of exploitation. Watching it feels like judging a last will and testament. The movie is an intimate dialogue from which viewers may prefer to recuse themselves. Read full review
40
The DissolveSheila O’MalleyFeb 25, 2015
There’s a conspicuous self-serving impulse behind Farewell To Hollywood on Corra’s part that makes viewing it an extremely strange and sometimes queasy experience. Read full review
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