Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Maelstrom Entertainment | Release Date: November 20, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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60
VarietyJoe Leydon
The Legend of Ron Jeremy is, at a brisk 75 minutes, long enough to get the job done. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Entertaining, lightly mocking documentary. Read full review
60
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
The new documentary Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy shows, all is not quite as it seems.
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It's a lumpy and disorganized film that remains unsatisfying, perhaps because the fundamental oddness of having sex in public for money as a way of life remains just as mysterious at the end of the film as in the beginning. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
The result is less an examination of the porn industry than it is a portrait of Jeremy's own humanity, with all its quirks and eccentricities. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
It's not inaccurate to call Porn Star a puff piece. Read full review
50
Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavin
Too full of worship and the culture of celebrity to ever pose the questions that should be asked.
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Though generally sympathetic, the film manages (without stooping to clichéd moralizing) to suggest that being Ron Jeremy isn't the non-stop paradise his fans imagine. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Among the things made vividly clear here is that Jeremy cannot act.
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
This unrated documentary, which contains no hard-core shots, could have used more hog and less hedge, if you catch my drift: When Jeremy drones on about his quest to be cast in mainstream movies, dullness sets in. Read full review
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