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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerI wish the film, which is mostly a standard-issue talking-heads-and-clips affair, had showcased more of her performing, but what we see still justifies her fleeting fame.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThough placing the cheerleading Eckers front and center as key interview subjects gives their film a self-congratulatory, gee-whiz quality, "Outrageous" compensates by giving you a good sense of who Tucker was and how she got where she did.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickToo much screen time is devoted to producers Lloyd and Susan Ecker, fans who serve as on-screen narrators and serve up tidbits from Tucker’s 400 scrapbooks, some of which, frankly, seem highly improbable.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFor a younger generation who think that Madonna and Lady Gaga represent the heights of outrageousness, The Outrageous Sophie Tucker stands as a much needed reminder that they have a very large debt to pay.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceThough some more exploration of Tucker's influence would be welcome, the documentary does make fine use of archival materials culled from Tucker's immense collection of scrapbooks from every year of her career.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThe movie isn’t especially well made, yet because Tucker is such a gloriously rich figure — immigrant turned runaway mother turned vaudevillian turned superstar — she renders its formal and aesthetic shortcomings (mostly) irrelevant.
- 50RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonAn outrageously dull documentary.
- This gossipy, affectionate movie about the daughter of Jewish Ukranian immigrants’ rags-to-riches story and her survival as a star into the mid-1960s is a lot of fun. But it doesn’t get under her skin.