New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Throughout, Mrs. Marcos comes across as an elitist, insulated against real life by wealth and power -- yet one who truly believes she is misunderstood and has done nothing wrong.

Film Threat

Eminently successful at portraying the former first lady's flaws because it allows her to describe them herself.

Chicago Tribune

When a filmmaker can get Imelda Marcos, once one of the 10 richest women in the world, to pull out a Sharpie and draw a Pac-Man, she's alright by me.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

When she's not babbling about the weird symbological system that rules her personal cosmos Imelda is an entertaining storyteller, vividly describing a life that became a national embarrassment and a camp legend.

The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

For the fascinating character study Imelda, Ramona S. Diaz was given a month's access to the former first lady, who supplies so many bizarre equivocations that it's hard to tell whether her actions were malicious or merely delusional.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

As a personality study Imelda is a devastating portrait of how power begets self-delusion. It must be said, however, that through it all Mrs. Marcos exudes considerable charm and even a flickering sense of humor.

The Hollywood Reporter

Captures a complex and contradictory world figure. Imelda is by turns humorous, insightful and infuriating.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

There's no question she's a smart cookie, but as she herself says, "There's a thin line between smart and crazy."

Variety by Todd McCarthy

A balanced, evenhanded film about a subject who has always managed to provoke intemperate reactions.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

Entertaining as it is, Imelda seems all too willing to take her at her word.