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Josie and the Pussycats (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Reel.com (Mary Kalin-Casey)
Film Freak Central review (Bill Chambers)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Light and frothy though all this is, there is an off-putting element to "Josie," and it's what must be the film's world record number of product placements. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Harmless girlie trifle. Or at least it means to be. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Their cool-to-be-cruel stance is too hip for the room and a likely turnoff for preteen girls who don't like fluff balls laced with bile. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)
Josie and the Pussycats carries a sort of lively playfulness that winds up fairly addictive in its own right. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)
eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Once again the nostalgia of our youth has been strip-mined for a Hollywood remake . . . At least this one doesn't have any CGI talking-dog monstrosities in it ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
Keeping in mind that the film is based on comic book characters, the overall result is better than most ... ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Deliciously subversive satire of teen pop culture and the adults manipulating it. Too bad the language makes it inappropriate for the age group that most needs its messages. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Gets a lot of mileage out of its spirited performers and their peppy music. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Village Voice (Jane Dark)
The excellently irrelevant music is played by excellently irrelevant real-life rockers. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Village Voice (Jane Dark)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
San Francisco Chronicle (Wesley Morris)
What should have been 90 zippy minutes of jingling, giggling, winking fakery adds up to only about 20 minutes of fun. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Wesley Morris)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Globe and Mail (--)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Would be more fun if it were either more shameless or more principled in the bad-girl way, taking a stance on the value of artistry and attitude over commerce. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
It’s a big, frothy, high-tech, cutesy-poo musical comedy. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
A new millennium version of "A Hard Day's Night" without any wit to balance the silliness. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
One long camp joke, with vamped scenes strung together. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Cumming manages to keep the film's pandering in check with every wicked raised eyebrow. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Film.com (Sean Means)
Fails as a movie, it works OK as a long-form video. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at Film.com (Sean Means)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Movie Marshal (Jason Szabo)
USA TODAY
The concept is so hypocritical, it's like Britney Spears calling Christina Aguilera underdressed and overexposed. ...read the complete Josie and the Pussycats movie review at USA TODAY
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
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