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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversYou don't have to be in vogue to enjoy this stylish ride through Bergdorf's. It's a surprise package to die for. Miele and his virtuoso cinematographer, Justin Bare, show how fashion can be aspiration, a model for dreaming the impossible.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe energy in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's — what a great title! — is genuine, infectious and superabundant.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA lively, clever, fast-moving film that isn't overly reverential about its subject.
- 60Village VoiceMarsha McCreadieVillage VoiceMarsha McCreadieFun and frothy, a fan's mash note.
- 50New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeIf anyone in the store’s history ever had a bad experience there, you won’t find it in this movie.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenPropelled by enthusiastic reviews, the entertaining but ultimately disappointing documentary will entice the fashion-forward and fashion-curious.
- 40Time OutTime OutWhat interest Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s does generate comes from the sections devoted to a pair of staff fixtures: Linda Fargo and David Hoey.
- 40The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy Webster[A] glossy, fawning valentine to conspicuous consumption.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThis scattershot documentary — an undiluted advertisement for this temple of high-end consumerism — jumps skittishly from subject to subject, disjointed and repetitive for all but dyed-in-the-wool fashionistas.
- 0Slant MagazineSlant MagazineMatthew Miele has made a department store of a documentary, stocked to the hilt with an obscene inventory of storylines, talking heads, and utterly tasteless choices.