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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA pulsating snapshot of America caught in a mad, liberating identity crisis.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story is a mess, as usual with Toback's movies, but intricacies of contemporary urban culture are vividly illuminated by his insistence on blurring the boundaries between fiction and reality.
- 70SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinGleefully pushes everyone's buttons...and that manages to exploit our own racial discomfort and envy in ways that leave us hungry for more.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFascinating, perplexing, amusing, and irascible.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIt's another of Mr. Toback's quick-talking autobiographies that, like the best pop, have a clock running on their expiration dates.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThere's something deeper at play in the film, something psychologically foul, voyeuristic and personal.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAt heart a cliché-strewn melodrama about a bunch of white, upper-class Manhattan kids who aspire to ghetto culture.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghStrident and bombastic.
- 20Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAn extravagant mess.
- 20Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanPeaks with its opening scene.