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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75PremierePeter DebrugePremierePeter DebrugeFilms like this have a way of finding their own devoted fan base, and Gypsy 83 deserves to be discovered not only by Goth and gay crowds, but by anyone who runs screaming from all things average.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxStephens has a gentle touch and an unflagging sense of humor, but this is Rue's show: She's a natural with a million-dollar smile who deserves to escape TV land for more interesting work.
- 70L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonKaren Black gives her sharpest performance in years as Bambi LeBleau, a roadside-dive karaoke hostess who invites the kids back to her house for a night of booze and lounge classics.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOnly slightly less awkward than its young protagonists, Todd Stephens' earnest coming-of-age drama is able to coast a long way on two engaging performances and some endearing moments.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerCouldn't be less involving and more sentimentalized.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceA surprisingly pragmatic take on the joys and perils of diva worship, Gypsy 83 has as many emotional ups and downs as its protagonists' road trip: Emerging love interests threaten to disrupt the delicate goth boy/fag hag balance, only to fade after the glitter.
- 40The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe outsider road picture Gypsy 83 means well, but writer-director Todd Stephens can't keep his aesthetic out of the way.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA depressingly predictable journey of self-discovery.
- 30Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderUnfortunately the story lurches like the characters' beat-up T-bird...and the film's rebellious attitude wears thin long before its sentimental denouement.