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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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
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