About Face: Supermodels Then and Now
HBO | Release Date: July 30, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerJul 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: About Face is raucous and lovely. [3 Aug 2012, p.69]
83
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJul 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: Filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (The Black List, The Latino List) might have done well to just keep the camera on [Carmen Dell'Orefice] and let everyone else hit the cutting room floor. But other former supermodels are quite interesting as well, among them Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Paulina Porizkova, Carol Alt, China Machado, Marisa Berenson and Lisa Taylor. Read full review
80
Denver PostJoanne OstrowJul 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: HBO tackles some familiar territory--beauty and the perils of aging, crowsfeet to sagging cheeks--but treats the subject from several new angles thanks to the candor of the older, wiser, still stunning former models. Read full review
75
New York PostLinda StasiJul 30, 2012
Season 1 Review: Fewer models with more time to talk about themselves and much less about the "fabulous people in the industry" that treated them like goddesses would have made this documentary as good as it is glamorous. Read full review
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoJul 30, 2012
Season 1 Review: About Face addresses some deeper implications--Gia Carangi's early death is a cautionary tale--but knows better than to over do it. [6 Aug 2012, p.39]
70
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithJul 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: Nobody here offers shattering insights into the meaning of life or even of modeling. They're just among a large group of attractive women telling stories to the camera. Read full review
70
Washington PostHank StueverJul 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: The meandering approach does manage to excavate some fascinating tales and memories. Read full review
67
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJul 30, 2012
Season 1 Review: Photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders accessorizes his picture with some vintage clips, but his Face could do with fewer mouths. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneJul 30, 2012
Season 1 Review: Instead of going in-depth with a few models, there's a carousel of names and familiar faces each awarded only a few soundbites, taken up mostly with biography, before the camera moves on. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJul 30, 2012
Season 1 Review: There are interesting tidbits about the history of fashion photography--the racism, the drugs--but not much serious discussion about the cultural consequences of the evolution of the business. Read full review
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