Shampoo
Columbia Pictures Corporation | Release Date: March 13, 1975 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
All the excellent creative components do not add up to a whole. There are, however, strong elements in the film. Warden’s performance is outstanding. He makes the most of a script and direction which gives his character much more dimension than the prototype cuckold. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Slick and often funny, but the smugness of the satire and the stunted emotions are finally wearying. Read full review
50
The New York TimesWalter Goodman
In Shampoo Ashby shows that he has a good memory for a couple of decades of cinematic clichés. He gives us an unnecessary motor race and some obligatory slow motion, but he misses most of the opportunities offered him. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAndrew Sarris
The parts are better than the whole. [24 Feb 1975, p.58]
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