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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyCelebrity is one of Woody Allen’s finest. This is a minority opinion….But I prefer Allen when he works in a minor key – “Broadway Danny Rose,” “Radio Days” --precisely because he’s not trying to be profound, only true to firsthand observation.
- Here Branagh and his writer-director have managed something more haunting than town-square self-flagellation: they've created a man whose appetites will always be greater than his abilities. And for an artist like Woody Allen, who possesses plenty of both, there can be no scarier fate on the planet.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAllen's canniest hire of all is Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays a bratty, destructive young star, juicing the proceedings with a power surge that subsides as soon as he exits.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie's shot in black and white; Allen is one of the rare and valuable directors who sometimes insists in working in the format that is the soul of cinema.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe idea of a Woody Allen movie about fame is enticing, but a meandering screenplay and uninspired acting make this one of his thinnest, tinniest films.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWoody Allen at his most inconsequential and insubstantial; don't expect to remember this black-and-white throwaway of comic sketches five minutes after it's over.
- 30Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisPurportedly a seriocomic contemplation on a civilization that's lost its way, the movie jabs at America's fascination with its false idols without ever hitting its target.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranScattered, phlegmatic and an all-around weak effort, Celebrity turns out instead to be one of Allen's periodic misfires.
- 20Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsI can't really remember the last time I saw a movie with this much biting satire and brilliance that was utterly excruciating half the time.