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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshIt’s not an intimate portrait of the woman, but a celebration of the sex-positive, taboo-breaking image she created for herself and the way she rocked American culture during a hugely transitional moment.
- 60Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyAn oddball hybrid that’s part documentary, part stylistic mish-mash, but wholly celebratory of Mansfield’s often derided ‘blonde bombshell’ image.
- 60Time OutAnna SmithTime OutAnna SmithWhile this has its pleasures, it feels more like a doc you’d watch on terrestrial TV rather than seek out in the cinema.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungEven after 90-odd minutes, Mansfield remains something of an enigma. There's the nagging sense that Ebersole and Hughes are tossing myriad darts at a skittish moving target, trying out numerous techniques (including a couple of fifties-style animations) without ever settling into a proper rhythm.
- 50VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergThere’s value in examining the myth of Mansfield and its impact, but here poor Jayne herself is lost.