Some Body
Lot 47 Films | Release Date: April 26, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Bennett also co-wrote the script, based loosely on her own experiences, and is the best thing about the film. A physical cross between Holly Hunter and Christine Lahti, she's quite convincing as she tries to figure out what has gone wrong in her personal life - and how she can fix it before it is too late. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Will take you places you haven't been, and also places you have. Read full review
80
Film ThreatRon Wells
What could have been the most boring, unwatchable crawl-up-your-own-asshole picture instead becomes a gripping, searing portrait of a lost soul trying to find her way through life. Stephanie Bennett is amazing. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
SomeBody reclaims well-trodden territory with an innovative hand that feels fresh as tomorrow. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
Bennett is also self-indulgent, giving us few clues as to what's behind this destructively hedonist behavior; instead we get shortcut insights as she and the men confess into the camera. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
In a film in which the star talks graphically about the size of her vagina and ex-lovers appear as themselves to call her a whore, there might be such a thing as too much honesty. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Based on Bennett's own experiences, the movie has no penetrating insights to offer, but it's acted and directed in an improvisational spirit well-suited to its ultra-low budget and digital-video technology. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
At times approaches the flavor and shapelessness of real life. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
A shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Any resemblance to Cassavetes, intentional or not, only makes the film's flaws all the more apparent. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
Has a quasi-verite, improvisational feel that appears truthful. But it doesn't lend much sympathy, or depth, to characters who never seem worth knowing. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The self-conscious acting and use of direct address bespeak an aesthetic less orthodox Dogme than MTV's Real World, with a nod to Jerry Springer. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
What is meant to be brave comes off as gimmicky and immature. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The best thing about Some Body -- an amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video -- is that it's all over in 80 minutes. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The gimmick is that the script is based on the real-life experiences of actress Stephanie Bennett, who plays Samantha. Read full review
20
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
There is nothing particularly interesting about either the people or the situations. Barrial might as well have filmed ANY body. Read full review
10
Washington PostNicole Arthur
The most surprising thing about Some Body is that any film so lewd could be so thoroughly uninteresting. Read full review
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