Seduced and Abandoned
HBO | Release Date: October 28, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandOct 25, 2013
Season 1 Review: Every enlightening, poignant or funny word is true in the documentary airing Monday on HBO. The fact that it is so funny eventually becomes strangely sad, which makes the film thoroughly enjoyable but also irresistibly provocative. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisOct 25, 2013
Season 1 Review: While Seduced and Abandoned may be hard to categorize, it is easy to sum up: amazing. Read full review
91
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 25, 2013
Season 1 Review: Seduced and Abandoned doesn’t always stay on track, but nonetheless never derails. It’s both a romp and a stomp, with Cannes the go-between. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushOct 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: [A] tantalizing quasi-mock-documentary. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubDavid SimsOct 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: Baldwin and Toback’s bloviating can grate, and the whole project comes across as pretty frivolous when all is said and done. But for film buffs with an interest in the frustrating business side of things, it’s a rare glimpse into a crucial part of the moviemaking industry. Read full review
75
The Detroit NewsTom LongOct 25, 2013
Season 1 Review: There are knocks in Seduced and Abandoned, but none of them seem that hard. Read full review
70
Washington PostHank StueverOct 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: If it’s even partly a put-on, Seduced and Abandoned is nevertheless a fun, larky travel essay and commentary on the film biz, an exquisite wallow in the most rarefied sort of first-world problems. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 31, 2013
Season 1 Review: [Toback is] an uneven director, yes, but a frequently brilliant interviewer. Read full review
60
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerOct 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: Rather than produce a compelling documentary, they felt the need to insert themselves in a story that didn't require it. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardOct 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: Seduced is many things: a funny road trip, a canny look at Cannes and the industry, a conversation with directors about their epic battles to get their masterpieces on screen. If it had stuck to one idea, it might have made a terrific documentary. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyOct 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: It’s all done in a tone of subtly absurdist humor, which is fine but wearing. While explanations of international marketability and aftermarket products may fascinate Hollywood, they soon become white noise. Read full review
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