Beautiful Darling played in limited release to good reviews. • Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times, "...a sad, lyrical reflection on the foolish worship of movie stars.... a cautionary case study of the lust for fame as compensation for an emptiness that nothing can fill." • And Loren King wrote in the Boston Globe, "...an impressive chronicle of a life inextricably bound to an era." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a sad, lyrical reflection on the foolish worship of movie stars.... a cautionary case study of the lust for fame as compensation for an emptiness that nothing can fill."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 04/22/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...poignant... a sobering reminder in this fame-grabbing age of a time when gender politics, art and artifice could make for a turbulent identity cocktail."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 05/06/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the first documentary to focus on one of Warhol's biggest attractions, transsexual Candy Darling, best known for inspiring Lou Reed's song 'A Walk on the Wild Side.' "(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 04/22/11
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "James Rasin organizes his film around Jeremiah Newton's efforts to have Candy's remains buried with his mother's in upstate New York -- a tedious, maudlin thread..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 228 words, 04/20/11
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...if Candy Darling faded quickly, she survives in a way she'd appreciate: flickering on the screen as a symbol of lost glamour."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 05/20/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "You get a few glimpses behind the makeup in 'Beautiful Darling,' a look at the original Andy Warhol 'superstar' and rock 'n' roll muse."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 04/22/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "James Rasin organizes his film around Jeremiah Newton's efforts to have Candy's remains buried with his mother's in upstate New York -- a tedious, maudlin thread..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 228 words, 04/20/11
Liz Pelly, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a discomforting look at a transsexual actress's difficult life and isolating pursuit of fame.... a scrapbook of a short, lonely life..."(See all of Liz Pelly's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 05/05/11
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "Settling for easy sentimentality throughout... in a roundabout way reveals how Warhol made ghosts of all his superstars, unknowable then and unknowable still to us now."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 823 words, 03/12/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a sad, lyrical reflection on the foolish worship of movie stars.... a cautionary case study of the lust for fame as compensation for an emptiness that nothing can fill."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 04/22/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...poignant... a sobering reminder in this fame-grabbing age of a time when gender politics, art and artifice could make for a turbulent identity cocktail."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 05/06/11
Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...even-handed and unsentimental... expertly recreates a slice of the cultural history of the '60s while also telling us something about the poisonous addiction of fame."(See all of Stephen Farber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 459 words, 10/14/10
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...poignant... a sobering reminder in this fame-grabbing age of a time when gender politics, art and artifice could make for a turbulent identity cocktail."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 05/06/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a sad, lyrical reflection on the foolish worship of movie stars.... a cautionary case study of the lust for fame as compensation for an emptiness that nothing can fill."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 04/22/11
16.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Beautiful Darling's reviews are separated by an average 16.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Beautiful Darling (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Beautiful Darling's reviews cover 12.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,756 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 396 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 29 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Beautiful Darling's reviews on average broke 29 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Beautiful Darling's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Beautiful Darling (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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