38
An only fitfully engaging L.A. soap opera.
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80
Sugar Town's tunes are terrific, and the writing is sharp. But the typecasting is a work of genius.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
Isn't vicious. It's just cheerfully mocking as it courses the canyons and flatlands of Los Angeles.
88
Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
A far more trenchant - and funnier - satire of the fame-afflicted than Woody Allen's "Celebrity."
80
(There's) a half dozen other deftly sketched show-biz desperadoes who make this slight but tangy sleeper such an unpretentious delight.
80
A wry, rambling, smart comedy.
63
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Just because it's true to life doesn't mean it can sing.
60
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Never adds up to anything more substantial than shrewd observations. There's no dramatic core.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Cuts between a rich assortment of characters; it's like a low-rent, on-the-fly version of Robert Altman's "The Player" or "Short Cuts."
63
While entertaining with its swipes at everything from health food to the Latin pop craze, the semi-sweet story is about as deep and meaningful as a groupie grope.