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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe music is sensational, the energy level high, and Down and Out With the Dolls is a wise and funny treat.
- 75Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavinChicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavinThe movie belongs to the women, and they perform with attitude and power.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatOne thing that separates undie from indie is bad acting. Bring it on! There are some stinky performances here, and stinky moments in the script. Great! If it don't stink it ain't punk rock. I'd rather dig the tunes and remember deadpan deliveries.
- 70L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertLike a good punk tune, the filmmaker's focused energy distracts from compositional flaws, all the better to enjoy visceral pleasures such as a spot-on Zoë Pouledouris as preening singer Fauna.
- 70VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellUnaffectedly hip and affably manic, Down & Out With the Dolls picks up where "Singles" left off.
- 50New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThe trouble with authenticity in a punk rock film is that it comes off as amateurish, and while "Dolls" has a feverish energy -- and some good songs -- it suffers from crude performances and a trite rise-and-fall plot.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe performances are rough and sometimes amateurish, but that works in the film's favor more often than it doesn't -- there's none of the false slickness that comes with hot young actors playing rock 'n' rollers.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA great idea that never gets off the ground.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA lot of the acting is amateurish, and most of the plot feels like a rehash of a rehash. The music, written and performed in the spirit of L7, is small consolation.