Stagedoor
Gidalya Pictures | Release Date: May 24, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Naturally there's plenty of adolescent drama both on stage and off, and if the film ultimately feels a little thin, that's also to be expected. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The problem is, Shiva found so many inspirational moments that she wasn't able to edit them into proper focus. As a result, the movie jumps from scene to scene, too scattered to make a strong connection with anything, or anyone, in particular. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
By turns comical and compassionate. Read full review
60
Village VoiceJorge Morales
Shiva has a sensitive eye for rarefied outcasts. Read full review
50
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
For a documentary about drama and all those who love it, director Alexandra Shiva's lukewarm study displays very little of it. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Stagedoor features unremarkable rehearsal footage (exhibitionists make poor subjects for vérité documentaries) and thoughtful but unsurprising interviews with camp counselors and parents. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Stagedoor is like leafing through a collection of snapshots assembled with few captions and no text. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
A sloppy and only mildly engaging documentary. Read full review
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