Foxy Brown
American International Pictures (AIP) | Release Date: April 5, 1974 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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6
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0
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80
CineVueAdam Lowes
Unlike some of the other blaxploitation titles from that time, Foxy Brown is more than just a curio piece. That’s partly down to its iconic lead, but it’s also due to a strong feminist attitude which exists within that riotous, eager-to-entertain, exploitation framework. Read full review
60
The DissolveNoel Murray
If Foxy Brown falls just short of being peak Grier, though, it’s only because it’s a weaker version of Hill’s Coffy, from the year before. Read full review
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Grier is an actress able to convey an amazing and unflinching strength, and she reveals the film for the dross it is. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Where Coffy had an exhilarating sense of fun underlying the mayhem, Foxy Brown is a darker, more mean-spirited picture. Rather than treating Foxy's travails as a setup for the inevitable vengeance, it seems to revel in her degradation. Read full review
40
EmpireKim Newman
Writer-director Jack Hill (Spider Baby) evidently didn't try very hard on this one. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Even by the gutter-high standards of the genre, Foxy Brown is something of a mess. Jack Hill’s screenplay has peculiar narrative gaps. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStaff (Not Credited)
Miss Grier is obviously durable but, unfortunately, is fast becoming a bore despite all the sex, brawls and gore in Foxy Brown. Read full review
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