This Filthy World
Red Envelope Entertainment | Release Date: November 24, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
This Filthy World does many things, including transform tabloid commentary into comic art. But at its best, it shows that the child is father to the wild man. Read full review
80
Village VoiceKaren Wilson
Waters's best bits are nostalgic, as he remembers his late friend and frequent collaborator Divine. Part memoir, part lecture, This Filthy World reaffirms what most of us already know from "The Wire": In a town full of delightful misfits, Waters may be Baltimore's sanest citizen. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
Even if he's never able to mount a full-scale return to the happy depravity of his youth, Waters is one of bad behavior's most likable champions. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
John Waters is darned entertaining as he delivers a monologue that annotates his scandalous movies and encompasses assorted other subjects that interest or annoy him. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Tossing off one-liners about drugs and porn to a New York audience, even Waters sounds a little bored. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
Some long patches in this show are surprisingly boring and unfunny. Maybe part of the problem is that the rest of the world has caught up with Waters -- nowadays everyone's a provocateur. In-your-face gay-themed material is no longer such a novelty; there are simply fewer boundaries left to transgress. Read full review
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