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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAn entertaining look at a genuinely offbeat subject.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDynamite perfectly describes this riveting documentary.
- 70Chicago ReaderHank SartinChicago ReaderHank SartinThe women, many in their 70s and 80s, are still tough and proud--and nursing grudges that go back decades, something Leitman plays up by crosscutting between rivals' accounts.
- 70VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneySmart assembly of terrific archive footage is matched by spirited interviews with the tough old broads today.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasLeitman gets some wonderful tall tales from her subjects, who open up like they've been waiting for years for someone to come along and ask, and she complements it with punishing footage of their exploits.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghGenerous, slyly tough-minded documentary.
- 70SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinWhat a gutsy, sad, seize-the-day, glorious life it was for the women warriors of Lipstick & Dynamite.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis visually stylish work, with its vintage glamour photos, film and television clips, and snippets from a 1951 B-movie, "Racket Girls," is more of a scrapbook than a coherent history of the sport during its rough-and-tumble infancy.
- 50Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterLeitman's interviews are lax and inconclusive.
- 50New York PostRussell Scott SmithNew York PostRussell Scott SmithOffers plenty of fun, nostalgic footage of 1950s pro lady wrestlers kicking butt.