Suzi Q
| Release Date (Streaming): July 1, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJul 1, 2020
Suzi Q is a portrait of Quatro's journey and her influence on the generations that came after. Most importantly, it is a history lesson for those who may not be aware of Quatro. As Joan Jett, one of the many people interviewed, says, "[Suzi] really should be one of those people who should be much more discussed, much more in the lexicon of musicians—especially being so early." Read full review
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Arizona RepublicEd MasleyJul 1, 2020
For all the documentary's focus on Quatro's role as a trailblazing woman in rock, the film also serves as an intriguing and entertaining overview of her career. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 3, 2020
Through it all, Quatro comes off as “I did it my way” defiant, a fascinating survivor still looked up to by women who were motivated to get into music, thanks to her. Read full review
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VarietyChris WillmanJul 2, 2020
In some sense, Quatro was Jett before Jett was really Jett — laying down the leather law when no female rocker had yet managed the combination of sex appeal and pure machisma. Read full review
70
TheWrapSteve PondJun 29, 2020
As much as the film makes it clear that she deserves more recognition and appreciation in her own country, it suggests that she deserves it in her own family, too. Read full review
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Original-CinKim HughesJul 3, 2020
An interesting if rote, talking head–style film about a woman for whom fame was a constant battle but whose shadow stretched longer than her slight frame, a point highlighted often (if not always convincingly) throughout Suzi Q. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJul 3, 2020
As a glimpse at the nitty-gritty of building a music career in the '60s and '70s, the film is instructive, though the record-by-record trajectory could have been tighter. Tracing the ups and downs and stops and starts, Firmager sometimes lands in the weeds and loses the beat. The film is strongest in its portrait of the formative years of Quatro's career and their emotional residue, which turns out to be the core of this chronicle. Read full review
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The GuardianLeslie FelperinJul 3, 2020
This is a fan-servicing but not necessarily hagiographic documentary. Read full review
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