Miss Lovely
Dada Films | Release Date: June 20, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyAlissa SimonJun 19, 2014
Like “Boogie Nights,” Miss Lovely offers a visually stunning evocation of a disreputable subculture, although it lacks that pic’s rooting dramatic interest. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick SchagerJun 17, 2014
Rife with jealousy, treachery, and violence, it's a stylish portrait of the tangled relationship between cinematic and real-world sleaze. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJun 25, 2014
Elliptical, authentic, and with a strong palate of visual flair, Miss Lovely can be a confusing concoction at times, but it is never boring. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJun 18, 2014
An explosion of images, mixing seedy, hand-held reality with groovy grindhouse imitations. Most of the shots are vivid, some are even thrilling. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonJun 19, 2014
Ahluwalia has striven for a very self-consciously arty aesthetic here, more Gus Van Sant than Michael Mann. This is a commendably bold way to approach material that might otherwise have drifted into routine lowlife crime-thriller territory, but it also drains a rich story of narrative momentum and emotional punch. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJun 19, 2014
Though not pretentious, his film feels a tad overthought, held back somehow by a stubborn, dour obscurity clouding its freshly realized, lurid milieu. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJun 19, 2014
Miss Lovely does exude an air of authenticity... But much of the film remains underdeveloped. Read full review
50
The DissolveDavid EhrlichJun 17, 2014
Ahluwalia’s commitment to accurately capturing the era’s aesthetic almost compensates for his failure to mine a good story from a great setting. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Jun 15, 2014
The women of the film certainly deserve better, as they're often relegated to the role of victim, harmed or murdered simply to propel the plot along. Read full review
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