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Columbus CityScene (Rick Curnutte)
Perhaps the best movie musical of the past decade ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Columbus CityScene (Rick Curnutte)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
It's not a lark or a kitschy goof or a parody; it just is what it is and you can't tear your eyes away from it. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
The sight of Hedwig and his band transforming a trashy trailer into a glitter-rock stage during "Wig in a Box" was so exhilarating I almost leapt out of my seat. The movie is pure theater, as it should be. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Thanks to Mitchell's electrifying work in front of and behind the camera, you'll find yourself falling in love with this rock odyssey. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Mitchell's successful screen version of his acclaimed play, which feature one of the most original hero(ine), benefits immeasurably from the skills of his producer Christine Vachon and production designer Therese DePrez. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
Builds into a moment of such gorgeous rocking that you truly lose yourself in some musical otherworld you never dreamed you'd reach in current films. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
The term "Rock Musical" is unlikely to raise the roof where box office
grosses are concerned. Bar "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", I doubt
there is a single rock musical that the average Joe can name with ease, and even
that ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
On the screen, the rip-roaring rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch retains all the excitement and energy it had on stage while adding depth, clarity and emotional texture. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
The film's not only funny and weird, it's oddly poignant. I miss Hedwig already. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Clever, funny, wildly innovative. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
LA Weekly (Ernest Hardy)
Mitchell retools his play magnificently, opening it up into a vibrant cinematic work. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at LA Weekly (Ernest Hardy)
The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Clever, funny, wildly innovative film. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
The story is told so passionately that it demands as much of you as it does of its performers, all of whom are up there, giving everything. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A deliciously innovative and refreshing glam rock musical about a drag queen from East Berlin, based on the hit off-Broadway show that ran in New York from 1998-2000. It was produced on the low-budget of $6 million. If you don't think that was low, then ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
"...tells this story smartly and expertly, but what makes it a masterpiece is... it's fun too." ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
And they said the movie musical was dead. To be sure, the genre's looked better, but not since before Vietnam began to get ugly. Spontaneous song and dance numbers no longer held much interest for a troubled America. Eventually, Hollywood took the hint ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
The film's not only funny and weird, it's oddly poignant. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
As much as I want it to, the Hedwig and the Angry Inch phenomenon just can't be summed up by my 600 words or so. The stage play, debuting in 1998, has grown so popularity that no fewer than six actors have filled the lead role and many famous rockers ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Verbally witty and musically appealing, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is edgy and smart. Mitchell's direction is visual but understated -- plenty of fun things to look at, but not he's flashy about it. Even better, there's no Tim Curry in fishnet ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
If Hedwig has a flaw, it's that it lingers a bit longer than it should. Though only 90 minutes long, the last 10 or so feel forced, as if the editor padded out a few songs to meet their contractual length. It's hard to call an hour and a half ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
It does things that only the movies can do, and it does them with an abundance of wit, irony and energy. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Mitchell directs and stars in the riotous, loving, and only occasionally pathos-milking film adaptation of his own acclaimed Off Broadway play, with great up-your-ante music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
John Cameron Mitchell credits Plato as the inspiration for his rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Now Mitchell has turned his play into a raucous, touching celebration of a film. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Mitchell gives this post-punk, neo-glam rock extravaganza everything in his loaded arsenal of talents. He gets the sound right, the look right, the fun right and - this is crucial - the pain right. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
New Times (L.A.) (David Ehrenstein)
Offers an enormous amount of pure silly fun for the entire non-nuclear family, no matter what gender they may be. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at New Times (L.A.) (David Ehrenstein)
Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Mitchell, who also directed and wrote the screenplay, originally created this glorious rock opera for the stage with composer-lyricist Stephen Trask. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
It's a positive hat trick by John Cameron Mitchell. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Wildly witty, but also inventive, audacious and poignant. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
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DVDActive (Pete Roberts)
There isn’t much more to say about this flick except that it came as quite a surprise how effective it actually was. It has “different” subject matter to say the least but still sticks to the fundamentals of an emotional story. John ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at DVDActive (Pete Roberts)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The able work of film editor Andrew Marcus ("American Psycho"), production designer Thérèse DePrez, and art director Nancey Pankiw, along with Cameron's solid direction, makes for an outrageous, but energetic and poignant film. It takes a ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
Michael Dequina
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Edward Johnson-Ott
Had "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" came out in the '70s, right after David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust," it likely would now be regarded as one of the most popular rock musicals of all time. Released in the 500 channel, sensory overload world of 2001, however, ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Shannon Patrick Sullivan
Synopsis: An East German homosexual named Hansel (Mitchell) falls in love with an American army sergeant. In order to cross the Berlin Wall and marry him, Hansel endures a sex change operation; but the procedure is botched, leaving him with a oneinch ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Shannon Patrick Sullivan
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Not since The Rocky Horror Show has a transsexual rock comedy with such heart reached the big screen. This film was a real treat - a big bang for my $10. Brought to the screen after his 5 year run off-Broadway, writer, director and star John Cameron ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
ShowBIZ Data
Fine Line Features; A Killer Films production; Producers: Christine Vachon, Katie Roumel, Pamela Koffler; Writer-director: John Cameron Mitchell; Adapted from the stage play by: ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
We first meet Hedwig, with a piled-high platinum wig, ruby lipstick and deeply pained eyes, belting out an impassioned rock and roll song.She and her band, the Angry Inch, are squeezed into a corner near the buffet table at the ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Daily-Reviews.com (Stephen Cooke)
Ten minutes of deleted scenes help flesh out the character of the band's manager, played by SCTV veteran Andrea Martin, displaying her mastery of the skull-implanted mobile phone, and there's the usual filmographies and a trailer, plus an option that ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Stephen Cooke)
filmcritic.com (Rachel Gordon)
Following the success of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Off-Broadway and in other major cities comes this colorfully energetic filmed adaptation. Written, directed by, and starring the original, ever-talented John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig delivers the ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at filmcritic.com (Rachel Gordon)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Mitchell creates a truly tragic figure in Hedwig; where she could have been simply a caricature with a Farrah Fawcett hairdo, she is a completely sympathetic character. Mitchell is also a wonderful singer, and since this is a musical, this helps. The ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
John Cameron Mitchell as Hedwig in Hedwig and The Angry Inch.To: Diva Hedwig, the internationally ignored song stylist. From: Jeanne Aufmuth, a freshly converted fan.Dear Hedwig, I caught your kinky musical mockumentary and am itching (not inching) to ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
The Movie Chicks
In this glam rock opera, Hansel Schmidt (John Cameron Mitchell) grows up in Communist East Berlin behind the wall; dreaming of the day he'll meet his soul mate. An American GI (Maurice Dean Wint) promises to marry him and take him back to the ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at The Movie Chicks
CinemaSpeak.com (Ryan Kugler)
THE MOVIE: Two non-traditional musicals were released in 2001 and, unfortunately, the superior one got overlooked. It's true that both Hedwig and the Anrgy Inch and Moulin Rouge brought the musical back in daring and original new ways, but only ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at CinemaSpeak.com (Ryan Kugler)
Baltimore City Paper (Adele Marley)
San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Moda Magazine (Kage Alan)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
I didn't find the experience of watching Hedwig and the Angry Inch to be as transcendent as others have reportedly found it, but it was an enjoyable show all the same. The audience can easily sympathize with the travails of Hedwig. We have all faced ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
Not since Bob Fosse tackled and rethought "Cabaret" in 1972 has there been such an artistically successful stage-to-screen transfer. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Ever hear of a rock musical that actually rocked? John Cameron Mitchell's glorious adaptation of his acclaimed Off-Broadway show might be a first. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Not only works brilliantly as a musical, but also features some of the best rock songs ever written for the theatrical stage. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Is this a tour de force or what? As Hedwig would say, you do the math, honey. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
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UTK Daily Beacon (Tamar Wilner)
Washington Post (Desson Howe)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
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DVD Times
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the second of two innovative musical films of 2001, both of which deal with a central theme of love, but each from a very different perspective. However, unlike Moulin Rouge, Hedwig was made on a fairly small budget and ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at DVD Times
Moda Magazine (Kage Alan)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Tommy Gnosis is a star with the #1 hit in the country. Hedwig stalks his band by playing in small clubs in the shadows of the major stadiums where Tommy plays to SRO crowds. She tells anyone who will listen that Tommy stole her material. Road manager ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" occupies an almost extinct movie category: It's an original rock musical--indeed, according to its maker, a "post-punk neo-glam rock musical," a category almost ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Despite the glowering of her irritable, angry inch, Hedwig -- the girl and the movie -- only wants to be loved. Adapted for film from the off-Broadway musical hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a screen spectacle that beseeches its audience for adoration ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Like The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hedwig and the Angry Inch manages to tell an engaging story about a drag queen while only sending the most militant homophobes fleeing from ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Inventive, original stuff. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
I'm not sure if my description of the movie is effectively capturing its atmosphere. I'm not sure what description could. Like Hedwig himself, the movie has one big flaw, and that is the fact that the denouement goes on too long. Apart from that it's ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Moulin Rouge professed to be about love, but Hedwig actually has something to say about it. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Reel.com
A film like Hedwig and the Angry Inch has its roots in classics like Rocky Horror, Velvet Goldmine, and Tommy, and it can stand up with pride alongside these other gender-bending musicals. These movies are seminal because they explode certain accepted ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Reel.com
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
This drag-queen melodrama, like its star, perseveres. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There's some kind of pulse of sincerity beating below the glittering surface, and it may come from Mitchell's own life story. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
There's a lot more at work in this raucously entertaining movie than cross-dressing clichés. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
(Mitchell's) Hansel may be small-boned and soft-featured in an androgynous way, but his Hedwig is a force of nature, burned out and jaded yet brimming with compassion and bursting with energy. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
The production is fantastically funny, high-energy camp, punctuated by Trask's infectious score and by Mitchell, dressing in a succession of wigs twice the size of his body. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Falters in its final 15 minutes, when the funny lines peter out and the flashbacks get fuzzy. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
A bit of Zeus' myth, a tad of Freud, everything but the kitchen sink. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Movie Habit (Scott Poston)
Although it's impossible to predict, Hedwig may end up being the next midnight cult classic. Its hilarious creative energy invites the kind of audience participation that energized Rocky Horror almost thirty years ago. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Movie Habit (Scott Poston)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Velvet Goldmine and All that Jazz by way of The Wall--a bombastically endearing romp that is as infectious as it is (surprisingly) poignant. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It doesn't seem all that long ago when musicals were one of Hollywood's most popular genres. Each year, studios would commit millions of dollars into lavish productions featuring some of the era's song-and-dance icons: Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Ke ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
MovieWeb (B. Alan Orange)
Globe and Mail (Ray Conlogue)
It wins the heart and commands respect. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Globe and Mail (Ray Conlogue)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Writer/director/star John Cameron Mitchell pulls off a stunning cinematic hat trick that's all too rare for a first-time filmmaker. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Musicals make my skin crawl, and Moulin Rouge made me hate that stupid genre even more than I already did. So I approached Hedwig and the Angry Inch with great trepidation, even though the film had already garnered accolades from numerous festivals ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
A phenomenal and exhilarating piece of work...who could not love Hedwig? ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
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Moviepie.com
What can you say about something so original that you have no choice but to see it over and over? Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the film adaptation of the Off-Broadway hit of the same name, which tells the tale of an East German transsexual who is ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Moviepie.com
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
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Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
B Fatt. & Lazy Movie Reviews
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efilmcritic (Charles Tatum)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
Zap2it.com (J. V. McAuley)
Poor Hedwig, who once was known as Hansel until an East German doctor botched a very delicate surgery performed on him at the behest of an American Army man, is not living the good life. Once he/she moves to the states, and into a tragic trailer in the ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Zap2it.com (J. V. McAuley)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
FilmFestivals.com
Petit garçon, Hansel vivait dans le Berlin-Est communiste, rêvait de trouver sa moitié et de devenir une célèbre rock star américaine. Lorsqu’un beau GI américain lui promet l’amour et la liberté, son rêve devient réalité. Afin de se ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at FilmFestivals.com
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
Movie-Vault.com (Vadim Rizov)
Movie Geek Central
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PopMatters (Todd R. Ramlow)
The Dual Lens (Davin Lagerroos)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
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Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
A screen spectacle that beseeches its audience for adoration and mass acceptance. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
The Boston Phoenix
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
outrate.net (Joey Kayuga)
The Filmsnobs (Stephen Himes)
MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Entertainment Insiders (Stephen Wong)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Guardian/Observer
East German Hedwig has a sex change so that she can flee with her American GI boyfriend to the west, but her new life does not live up to her dreams and she finds herself touring the US with a rock band. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Guardian/Observer
Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
What Mitchell has to say about sexuality and love, equaling little more than feel-good sentiments about unity and duality, comes off as trite and inconsequential. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
DVD Clinic ("Tony Pacemaker")
This is a rock musical of a transsexual rock ’n roll musician from East Berlin named Hedwig (John Cameron Mitchell) who is attempting to find and confront Tommy Gnosis (Michael Pitt) whose risen to fame and fortune by plagiarizing his/her material. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at DVD Clinic ("Tony Pacemaker")
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Xi-online (Rudolf Hunnik)
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
About Independent Film
Cinema 2000 (João Lopes; Vasco Câmara)
Steve Rhodes
Another subplot concerns Hedwig's troubled romance with a big rock star, Tommy Gnosis (Michael Pitt). Throughout the film, they cut back to crudely drawn animations in order to illustrate various points. These drawings left me as cold as the rest of the ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Steve Rhodes
Variety (Dennis Harvey)
Despite some imaginative packaging too often proves a drag in more than the sartorial sense. Taking Mitchell's sketchy book far too seriously, the movie grows leaden between its terrific songs. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Variety (Dennis Harvey)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
An artsy-fartsy musical with great songs and a superb performance by John Cameron Mitchell, doesn't really come together as a whole, with over-the-top symbolism, incoherence and too much pretension to retain my interest all the whole way through. In ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Village Voice (Amy Taubin)
It's this strategy (however unconscious), and not simply a lack of directing talent, that makes Hedwig so relentlessly assaultive, heavy-handed, and emotionally monochromatic. ...read the complete Hedwig and the Angry Inch movie review at Village Voice (Amy Taubin)
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