75
After more than an hour of fun, the film turns dark as Solanas' mental state worsens. Not only does the brilliant kook wear out her welcome with Warhol, but the portrayal also grates on the viewer.
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What are critics saying?
40
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
Feels so slight and pointless.
100
San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann
Typically, films about '60s subculture recycle the same set of media cliches and teach us nothing. Harron approaches the milieu with curiosity, compassion and an anthropologist's eye.
80
The New York Times by Elvis Mitchell
The film's greatest directorial success is in finding a thoroughly entertaining way of inviting the audience to share Valerie's point of view.
75
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
This is a film of powerful ideas, impressive set design, and compelling performances.
80
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
If you want to know what the Warhol scene was all about, this is even better than the documentaries.
89
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
Mary Harron's movie turns out to be anything but a sensationalistic bio-picture; it neither sanctifies nor demonizes the shooter or her famous victim. What the movie accomplishes is something trickier: It treats its two principals, Solanis and Warhol, with respect and humanity.
88
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Immensely entertaining and provocative.
88
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Lili Taylor plays Solanas as mad but not precisely irrational. She gives the character spunk, irony and a certain heroic courage.