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Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThe pieces don't always fit together smoothly, but there's a lot of flavorful work to savor.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanTries with intermittent success to juggle two stories.
- 50Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonFeels like two films that aren't closely related enough, either tonally or narratively, to warrant their intertwining.
- 50Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisThere's much to enjoy here as long as your expectations aren't too high.
- 50Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlAn Almodovar-like blend of laughs, drama and uplift, filled with the kinds of pop-art colors and pop-out performances that Almodovar loves.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezInadvertently does with the civil rights movement exactly what Banderas set out not to do: trivializes it.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardMismatch of tone and material.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkWere some group to launch a rival to the Oscars called The Wackys, it could do worse than make crazed Crazy its first recipient.
- 40Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversSomehow, Lucille's plight is meant to comment astutely on the civil-rights movement. Now that IS crazy.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThe two disparate yet thematically linked storylines are far too faithfully transposed for a feature-length treatment -- crammed together, they're denied the space to flesh out as a cohesive whole.