80
New Times (L.A.) by Bill Gallo
It's vastly enjoyable in a low-down, scandal-mongering way.
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63
Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
The film is better on mood than on message, sharply etching the professional desperation behind the forced gaiety.
70
A better-than-competent period evocation that allows the director to flaunt his knowledge (and perhaps vent some of his own bitterness) regarding Hollywood.
80
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
If it speaks with a quieter voice than many of Bogdanovich's early pictures, what it has to say seems substantially more personal and thoughtful.
75
Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman
Bogdanovich adds touches to appeal to serious film fans.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Bogdanovich takes a tale of old Hollywood and infuses it with velocity and enthusiasm.
70
Faithfully recreates a bygone era of larger-than-life filmmakers and stars.
40
The result is tiresome and tone-deaf and a disappointing comeback for Bogdanovich.
58
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
Swell when it purrs, when the three top stars are in full form, but it spits and hisses and screeches too often to take full hold.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
The fact is no one has a better understanding of the corruption of ego and power, or is more qualified to encapsulate it in a defining moment of Hollywood Gothic.