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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThe film insistently asserts its autobiographical roots at the expense of sharper plotting and characterizations, not to mention more energetic pacing.
- 42The PlaylistJason OoiThe PlaylistJason OoiHere is a film about truly extraordinary events that is mostly autobiographical and true to the lives and experiences of writers and directors Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario which never manages to feel personal, and instead is reduced to coming off as just another raunchy comedy.
- 40Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamBesides the narrative reversal, Montgomery is the only interesting part of the film — smart, obstinate, and ambitious. The gross-out scenes and raunchy banter between the film's sex workers are funny, but its world is pretty small and unsurprising.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBiggs is appealing in the central role, although for him, conveying mortified embarrassment doesn't exactly qualify as an acting stretch. But he does have good chemistry with Montgomery.
- 38Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonThe film is peppered with interesting true-life details, but these are overwhelmed by frantic comedic sequences.