The Musical
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64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 30, 2026
While the kids are pretty fantastic overall, it’s the collaboration between Brill and Bonilla that takes Heller’s screenplay to another level. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriFeb 2, 2026
It’ll probably drive some people crazy, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeJan 30, 2026
Like its eminently problematic anti-hero, The Musical says its piece with conviction to spare, and a welcome streak of cat-among-the-pigeons danger rarely found in contemporary American comedy. Read full review
70
TheWrapChase Hutchinson
That this is Bonilla’s feature directorial debut makes one only hope she keeps making comedies like this, as every escalation, cutaway, and lighting cue is perfectly executed. Doug may be a terrible director, but she proves to be a great one. Read full review
60
ColliderRoss BonaimeFeb 11, 2026
Even if The Musical isn’t always a hit, it’s worth it when the film does find its high notes. Read full review
60
Film ThreatBradley GibsonJan 30, 2026
Bonilla has directing chops, but she needs to refine them. She does show real potential and is a director to watch as her career proceeds. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 30, 2026
The result is a dated mishmash that makes a credible but halfhearted bid for relevance by triple-underlining the common theme of the much better movies that inspired it: White male bitterness is the most blithely destructive force on Earth. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterRichard LawsonJan 30, 2026
Though The Musical may lack a feeling of modernity, it could make up for that elsewhere: with tart humor, with unexpected plot developments, with compelling performances. But, alas, Bonilla and her actors can’t do much to leaven the leaden script they’ve been handed. Read full review
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