Margaret Cho: Assassin
Regent Releasing | Release Date: September 2, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrie
Biting and incisive. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
She has something to say to everyone, and one can only hope that she is preaching to more than her choir of devoted fans. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Even those who may agree with Cho's agenda are never allowed to forget that it is an agenda. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJanice Page
Assassin is funnier and less awkward than her last concert film, 2004's ''CHO Revolution," but nowhere near as consistently gut busting as 2002's ''Notorious C.H.O." or (first and still best) 2000's ''I'm the One That I Want." Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Though specializing in confrontational, caustic and often raunchy humor, Ms. Cho has a relaxed and playful stage presence. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
From the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and the president's opposition to the morning-after pill to his pandering to fundamentalist family groups, Cho has all things Bush-related in her crosshairs, and she's taking no prisoners. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
She has tackled difficult subjects with sharp wit, but this self-congratulatory set falls well short of our ensuing expectations. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
It's hard to see why her audience seems so much more rabid than that of other, funnier comics. The secret seems to be in her appeal to the gay community. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
Inspiration is running thin in comedian Margaret Cho's fourth concert film, a routine stand-up set that compares poorly to her oft-hilarious first two. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Only for die-hard Cho fans. Everyone else will be offended, bored, or some combination of the two. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
Though Cho occasionally connects with her targets, more often than not she seems as intolerant and hate-filled as she accuses them of being - and that's not funny. Read full review
10
Village VoicePeter L'Official
Assassin is the listless signature on her career-long comedic suicide note. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Painfully bereft of wit or cogent insight. Read full review
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