The Seduction of Mimi
New Line Cinema | Release Date: June 18, 1974 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesSusan King
A hysterical farce about a Sicilian laborer (beagle-eyed Giancarlo Giannini) who gets himself in political and sexual trouble. [31 Jul 1997, p.F39]
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The quintessential Wertmuller couple--sad-eyed Giancarlo Giannini and maneater Mariangela Melato--rev up this lively, devilish Faustian comedy about a hapless industrial worker caught in the Mafia's universal machine. [17 Oct 1995, p.3C]
70
The New York TimesNora Sayre
In "Mimi," politics and sex are so well balanced that all the raw emotions and the devastating jokes ring true. Read full review
63
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
The film never moves far from the conventions of Italian sex farces—that is, it’s a comedy of embarrassment and frustration—but the flip Marxism adds a little flavor. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon Lanthier
The Seduction of Mimi is socio-political discourse, Italian style: Sex speaks louder than words on any given subject. Read full review
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