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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Screen DailyNikki BaughanScreen DailyNikki BaughanIt is a fascinating, horrifying story and Klayman eschews any tricks or gimmicks — bar some lively collage animation — to allow this explosive narrative to evolve through the eye-opening experiences of those who lived it.
- 64Paste MagazineLex BriscusoPaste MagazineLex BriscusoThe movie is a worthy examination of the culture surrounding Abercrombie and why it became so toxic—and how we followed suit—but it could’ve been a slightly more rounded-out story had it focused on all elements of the company’s biases.
- 63RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenWhile this documentary from Alison Klayman can be insightful in taking us inside a phenomenon, its approach can be too broad, with filmmaking that relies on its own weaning sense of trendy.
- 50The PlaylistChristian GallichioThe PlaylistChristian GallichioWhen the film drifts into the larger discourse of Abercrombie’s fall, it favors simplistic answers — namely the democratization of social media — over a more critical interrogation of why Abercrombie fell, and how they are still trying to claw their way back to relevancy.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe doc circles its subject with a mix of fascination, reverence and minor disgust.
- 42IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichCathartic and outrageous as it can be to hear the juicy — but wildly unsurprising — details of how Abercrombie operated behind the scenes, Klayman’s film doesn’t ground them in any greater sociopolitical context.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergWhile the movie provides encouraging evidence of how much societal sensibilities have changed, it is fundamentally dressing up well-worn material.