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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film's darkly bedazzled view of the '70s is spurred by great dish from André Leon Talley, Liza Minnelli, and Nile Rodgers, who set the stage for Halston's triumphs - and his jaw-dropping fall.
- Despite dynamic subject matter, prime archive material and insightful interviewees, Whitney Sudler-Smith's intrusive presence onscreen somewhat trivializes his documentary tribute to Halston and the decadent disco years.
- 50VarietyLeslie FelperinVarietyLeslie FelperinIn sartorial terms, the fabric is to die for, but helmer Whitney Sudler-Smith's documentary follows a banal pattern, while the finishing lacks finesse.
- It's unfortunate that director Whitney Sudler-Smith seems to have spent more time on his own hair than his interview prep.
- 50Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneThe tension between the amateurish interviewer and the star interviewees gives the documentary a layer of authenticity that its otherwise formulaic structure and storytelling fail to find.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFashionistas who flock to Whitney Sudler-Smith's documentary should pay heed to the entire title: this isn't simply the biography of an American icon, but the chronicle of a misguided filmmaker.
- 20Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearSuch pitiable incompetence isn't charming, it's embarrassing - and simply inexcusable.
- 20The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzLost in all this is Halston, who comes through only in dribs and drabs. If you're curious about him, skip this film. Read about him - you'll learn far more on his Wikipedia page - and look at his clothes. And if you're a filmmaker, go out and make a decent movie about him: he deserves it.
- 0Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere's a good film to be made about Halston, the dashing man who went from Iowa-born milliner to revered fashion designer to self-popularizing entrepreneur to AIDS-era casualty, but dear Lord, Ultrasuede is not it.