Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: January 12, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
Disarmingly intelligent if scattered documentary. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A relatively straightforward portrait of Holmes, using interviews with family members, friends, wives, X-film producers and his former co-stars. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A fairly tough-minded film until the end, when several commentators who have been critical suddenly turn misty-eyed and suggest that underneath it all, Holmes was really a sweetie. Read full review
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Fascinatingly, many of the interviewees disagree vehemently about Holmes' personality: some of his co-stars and colleagues found him repellently abusive and selfish. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderFred Camper
Fans of the famed porn star, who died of AIDS in 1988, will want to catch this exhaustive 1998 video biography. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Holmes's story isn't pretty, but it's fascinating, in no small part because the people Paley interviews offer a glimpse into a brief time when making porn was an act of rebellion that attracted a diverse and eccentric group of filmmakers and performers. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Filled with people who cut Holmes more slack than he deserved. Read full review
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