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Freak Show

2017

Trudie Styler

Alex Lawther, Abigail Breslin, AnnaSophia Robb, Laverne Cox ...

5.8

86

Drama Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Sparkly but superficial (...) [It] doesn’t exhibit an understanding of queer identity that goes much deeper than the sheer sequined fabulosity of Billy’s image."	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It unfolds with a near-complete absence of finesse or subtlety (...) [It] manages to be both programmatic and almost formless"	NEG
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Mr. Lawther is sympathetic and appealing as Billy, but Ms. Styler seems to mistake broad strokes for stylistic daring, and her colorful but diffuse movie never jells."	NEU
United Kingdom	Josh Withey The Independent	"A fantastic, feel-good and fabulous film (...) A hugely funny and entertaining movie"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[It] feels forced (...) Styler’s film often doesn’t share its protagonist’s gift for tuning all of that noise into music."	NEG
United Kingdom	Sarah Ward Screendaily	"A by-the-book fish-out-of-water narrative that flits between predictable episodes (...) Much of its flash and style (...) smacks of calculation and imitation rather than real flair."	NEG
United States	Jessica Kiang The Playlist	"A well-intentioned mess (...) 'Freak Show' is haphazardly thrown together, full of unexplained contrivances"	NEG

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