I Am Divine
| Release Date: October 25, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachOct 28, 2013
This is a movie that's really about how much fun Glenn Milstead had being Divine, and how he — perhaps unexpectedly — found so many fans willing to go along for the ride. That's an American success story worth celebrating. Read full review
80
EmpirePatrick PetersJul 14, 2014
Touching and funny. Waters fans should sign up now. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierOct 25, 2013
More than just a one-name star of pop culture’s alternative history, Divine’s story — terrorized by bullies, embraced by the outré, where he finds a home — stands for “all the outsiders,” as Waters says (between hilarious anecdotes). Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 24, 2013
I Am Divine doesn’t dwell on Milstead’s growing pains. It is an aggressively upbeat show-business success story that focuses on his self-reinvention. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisDec 28, 2013
A serious documentary about this gloriously trashy trailblazer. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickOct 25, 2013
Jeffrey Schwarz’s documentary is a fine, touching tribute to John Waters’ larger-than-life drag diva, Divine. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesStaff [Not Credited]Oct 31, 2013
On the evidence of the documentary I Am Divine, to know the drag star Divine was to love him. Read full review
70
Village VoiceSimon AbramsOct 22, 2013
A worthy documentary tribute to the drag queen icon. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 14, 2013
An enjoyably naughty trip through Divine's career that happily makes time to introduce us to Glenn Milstead, the sweet kid and fledgling hairdresser who transformed himself so daringly. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineEric HendersonOct 22, 2013
Though it may boil down to your average procession-of-talking-heads template, it's still enlivened by the raucous words from the band of outsiders who supported and launched Divine into the limelight. Read full review
60
The GuardianMike McCahillSep 22, 2014
Schwarz offsets the camp with a sincere appreciation of both the obvious, larger-than-life personality and this performer's oft-overlooked skills. Read full review
60
Time OutEthan LaCroixOct 22, 2013
I Am Divine shows how the future John Waters muse transformed from an isolated, weird kid into an over-the-top, proudly freakish star who influenced everything from the aesthetics of first-wave punk to the performance style of today’s drag queens. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisOct 23, 2013
It feels like a veiled apology for Babs Johnson and other exercises in bad taste. In my book, the filthiest person alive will always win the prize. Read full review
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