Straight-Jacket
Regent Releasing | Release Date: November 26, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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80
Film ThreatEric Campos
In a perfect world, movies this clever would open in theaters every weekend. Maybe some day. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderAlbert Williams
The players deftly balance flip caricature with a surprisingly moving depiction of those trapped in the celluloid closet. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
A talented craftsman of dark raillery, Day and his fixation on Hollywood melodrama are indulged to delicious effect in his sophomore effort. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Writer-director Richard Day, whose debut feature, the drag comedy Girls Will Be Girls, was shamefully neglected by critics and audiences alike, proves again that he's the new master of the catty one-liner, and he's also becoming a striking visual stylist. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
A fey and frisky farce with a fabulous fashion sense, Straight-Jacket artfully balances broadly campy humor and ironically overplayed soap opera. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Day's primary mistake is an occasional attempt to get serious. With a deft comic touch and a topic that's still timely, he doesn't need to play it straight. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Whatever pleasures it holds, Straight-Jacket is highly uneven. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Wastes its promising premise with a wavering tone that veers uneasily between camp humor and, pardon the expression, straightness. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Melodramatic. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It has verve, color and energy, but there's something fundamentally bogus about it. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The light-hearted fun seeps out of the movie, replaced by trite interludes of coming-out angst. Read full review
40
Village VoiceEdward Crouse
Jacket's shrill, Necco-colored sets and distractingly awful CGI long shots almost mask the movie's real coup: Letscher's physique. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Loses its sass too quickly. Read full review
25
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The game cast tries desperately to be funny, but Day hasn't provided them with the material. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Played in a loud sketch-comedy style that might be described as "Gay Mad TV." The haranguing, badly acted farce wears out its comic welcome within half an hour. Read full review
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