Hollywood Buddha
Northern Arts Entertainment | Release Date: September 24, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostKyle Smith
It'll mainly appeal to film-biz insiders. Read full review
70
VarietyLisa Nesselson
A refreshingly unpretentious cocktail of karmic serendipity and a tongue-in-cheek look at Hollywood values vs. ecumenical verities. Read full review
60
Village VoiceBenjamin Strong
The movie, as an exercise in narcissism, is breathtaking. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Does have its charms. While the videography and most of the supporting performances are amateurish, Clark and Caland are winning actors. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
The result is at once a woefully overfamiliar bashing of Hollywood superficiality and a seemingly unwitting paean to the self-absorbed enlightenment that passes among industry folk for personal growth. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
In Hollywood Buddha, Mr. Caland plays, directs and reimagines himself. This is truly a vanity project, as evidenced by the ample amount of screen time he gives his own pecs and thighs. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This off-putting satire is a jumble of misguided ideas that gather like lint in the navel of self-obsessed director Philippe Caland. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Isn't remotely funny or pointed enough to qualify as satire. Intentionally or not, it comes across instead as a portrait of a man whose self-regard knows no limits. Read full review
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