Free the Nipple
Sundance Selects | Release Date: December 12, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDec 27, 2014
Director and star Lina Esco keeps this compact film moving with enjoyable buoyancy until it bids adieu with a showy climax that needs a serious postscript. Read full review
60
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeDec 9, 2014
It's too rare for movies to depict women working together as friends to effect political change, and this one makes it seem righteous, loud, and fun as a rock concert. Free the Nipple won't change the conversation, but it might help start one. Read full review
50
The DissolveKate ErblandDec 11, 2014
The plucky DIY spirit that pervades small-scale organizations might work when it comes to launching movements in real-time—and Free The Nipple ideals have already bled over into the non-cinematic world—but it makes for a slapdash and slippery movie experience that never comes together. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJan 14, 2015
Sound titillating? It's not. Read full review
30
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergDec 11, 2014
The logistics of raising money and securing permits for the cause are not the most compelling or irreverent subject. The movie’s goal is straightforward advocacy. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneDec 9, 2014
This is kind of didactic topical movie that distributes its rhetoric evenly between characters with clear distinction as to who's playing devil's advocate to the other one's points. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDec 11, 2014
Featuring endless scenes of multitudes of women baring their breasts in public in various areas of New York City, Free the Nipple is an unfortunately tone-deaf and poorly executed drama that doesn't exactly help its cause championed by the celebrity likes of Miley Cyrus and Lena Dunham. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDec 10, 2014
Shallow and frustratingly misguided drama. Read full review
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