The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Spheeris Films Inc. | Release Date: July 7, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostHannah Brown
Those with the stomach to sit through Decline will be rewarded with a lively, masterful documentary. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Overwhelmingly powerful. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Unlike the first two Decline films, this one is only tangentially concerned with music. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
With her unblinking but nonjudgmental eye, Spheeris doesn't shy away from the horrifying, at times violent messes these kids make of their lives, but she is always sensitive to the pain behind everything, to the unhappy futility of squandered potential. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Best and most touching when it shows how willing punk is to eat its young. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Spheeris, who includes her offscreen questions, evidently sympathizes with her subjects, though this doesn't stop her from pointing out their hypocrisy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Spheeris gives every indication of having gotten too close to her material, but her film's overall air of discombobulation is poignant in itself. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineEditor
Spheeris succeeds in creating a touching portrait, although the depressing nature of their dead-end, emotionally numb lives offers little hope for a cheerful resolution. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
There's lots of atmosphere and information to be gained, but stay away unless you can tolerate graphic plunges into the wildest kinds of youthful excess. Read full review
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