Girls Will Be Girls
IFC Films | Release Date: October 10, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatEric Campos
Rude, crude, gaudy and often hilarious. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
By the end of this likely cult classic (only 80 minutes long), when Evie has an amphetamine-induced meltdown during her cable-access comeback show, these divas are as recognizably human as you and me, only sluttier, and with cattier one-liners. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Writer-director Richard Day has come up with a delicious cliché of a plot to allow talented female impersonators Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp and Jeffery Roberson to strut their stuff. The result is a nonstop hoot. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Dead-on hilarious. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Funny, dumb, cruel and sick, Girls Will Be Girls is a relentlessly mean picture that will tickle those tired of sweet comedies whether in drag or plainclothes. In short, "Tootsie" it ain't. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The performances by Plotnick, Leupp, and Roberson comprise a jarring special effect. Read full review
72
Paste MagazineJacob Oller
In its lovingly observed, casually bold and uneasily tense coming-of-age drama exists familiar dynamics we’d rather not recognize. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Day-glo garish Girls Will Be Girls puts a rude spin on "Valley of the Dolls"-type Hollywood melodramas, to frequently hilarious if disjointed effect. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A hoot and a half. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
It’s part camp, part trash, and part cabaret, with a delightfully retro Hollywood Hills palette and zingy dialogue served up with relish. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
As an intentionally campy film, Girls Will Be Girls dips a cinematic toe into shark-infested waters. Not only must it operate on several levels-making us care for deeply flawed characters and laugh at their bitter lashings-it also has to carry a cohesive story arc. On this count, Girls Will Be Girls fizzles a bit. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Appropriately cynical, pleasantly camp (Coco has the best hair -- a teased, sprayed flip) and just fresh enough to be funny more often than not. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverDavid Ehrenstein
Manages to be fitfully entertaining, especially in light of its minuscule budget. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Debutant director Richard Day, a seasoned TV producer, delivers a steady stream of cheerful vulgarity and a few clever gags. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The leads are all pros, but thanks to the increasing onslaught of shock humor about abortions and rape, among other things, what starts out amusing eventually becomes something of a drag. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The one-gag camp-athon has gone over big at gay film festivals, but in theatrical release this debut feature from theater/TV veteran Richard Day has limited appeal. Its best bet will be as a rental item. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Girls Will Be Girls thinks watching outrageous people acting outrageously is its own reward. It isn't. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
The best drag movie since "Vegas in Space." That's hardly a huge recommendation. Read full review
38
PremiereLaine Ewen
It is the overwhelmingly acrid sense of humor that leaves a bad taste in one's mouth at the end of the film. Read full review
20
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The Independent Film Channel is distributing Girls Will Be Girls; perhaps its executives failed to realize that this kind of mirthless, tacky independent film sends traumatized audiences racing back to the glossy production values on display at the local multiplex. Read full review
10
Village VoiceAlexis Soloski
The situations begin tamely, but escalate to drunken vomiting and drugged rapes—all played for yuks. Or is it yucks? Read full review
10
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
There's a thin line between some drag comedy and misogyny, and Girls Will Be Girls, a crass comedy in which all the women are played, with over-the-top abandon, by men, roars past that line. Read full review
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