The Fluffer
TLA Releasing | Release Date: November 16, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
That it is a fine example of modest-budget filmmaking, boasting first-rate acting, writing and directing, is not all that surprising. Read full review
80
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
More tasteful, sensitive and original than you might imagine. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Saturated with deep, rich color and low-key visual wit, and graced with sympathetic performances. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Several notches above the usual gay-themed indie, and mostly manages to avoid -- or at least legitimately deploy -- the gratuitous throbbing beefcake scenes that are part and parcel of the genre. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)David Ehrenstein
In the end, The Fluffer is a film for the chastened romantic in us all -- gay, straight or "for pay." Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's a great set-up, and for the first two-thirds or so of the film it works exceptionally well as a jaundiced satire on the world of gay porn. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
The performances are more than serviceable and The Fluffer is well-paced and engaging until the flaccid climax. Read full review
60
VarietyDavid Stratton
Distinguished by generally good performances and smart camerawork. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Moves nimbly from behind-the-scenes comedy to melodrama, with occasional stumbles into pop psychology and film-noir violence. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Would have more heft if the filmmakers had been supplied with talented stars, original ideas, and a barely adequate budget. Read full review
50
Film ThreatBob Westal
Funny and sensitive for all its faults, The Fluffer is nevertheless unlikely to break out of the gay cinema ghetto. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
It's hard to give two hoots about any of these characters. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Screenwriter and co-director West -- who works in gay porn -- evinces an easy and even-handed familiarity with the milieu, and his characters only occasionally lapse into broad caricature. Read full review
40
Village VoiceDennis Lim
The Fluffer even heads south of the border for its finale, as if hoping that warmer climes will energize its fitful melodrama. Read full review
30
SalonCharles Taylor
Stay away from this cautionary tale about the gay porn industry -- it blows. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
What if you made a pornographic movie with a real story line and better acting but didn't show any sex? You'd get The Fluffer, a movie that sounds and feels like the real thing but isn't.
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