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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerRife with jealousy, treachery, and violence, it's a stylish portrait of the tangled relationship between cinematic and real-world sleaze.
- 70VarietyAlissa SimonVarietyAlissa SimonLike “Boogie Nights,” Miss Lovely offers a visually stunning evocation of a disreputable subculture, although it lacks that pic’s rooting dramatic interest.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleElliptical, authentic, and with a strong palate of visual flair, Miss Lovely can be a confusing concoction at times, but it is never boring.
- 63New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeAn explosion of images, mixing seedy, hand-held reality with groovy grindhouse imitations. Most of the shots are vivid, some are even thrilling.
- 50The DissolveDavid EhrlichThe DissolveDavid EhrlichAhluwalia’s commitment to accurately capturing the era’s aesthetic almost compensates for his failure to mine a good story from a great setting.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiMiss Lovely does exude an air of authenticity... But much of the film remains underdeveloped.
- 50The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThough not pretentious, his film feels a tad overthought, held back somehow by a stubborn, dour obscurity clouding its freshly realized, lurid milieu.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonAhluwalia has striven for a very self-consciously arty aesthetic here, more Gus Van Sant than Michael Mann. This is a commendably bold way to approach material that might otherwise have drifted into routine lowlife crime-thriller territory, but it also drains a rich story of narrative momentum and emotional punch.
- 25Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.The women of the film certainly deserve better, as they're often relegated to the role of victim, harmed or murdered simply to propel the plot along.
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