Damn!
Damn! Image
Metascore
44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score
tbd

No user score yet- Awaiting 3 more ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Summary: Damn! is the the story of Rent is 2 Damn High founder Jimmy McMillan, a Vietnam veteran, black belt Karate master, former stripper, and 70’s soul singer, who became an overnight sensation after his appearance on the 2010 New York gubernatorial debate went viral, receiving over 2 million viewews in 24 hours and lifting Jimmy from political obscurity into the international spotlight. In what becomes an unforgettable journey, Damn! is the only film to ever capture the rise of a viral sensation and the media fixation that follows as it all unfolds. It’s a sometimes funny and sometimes dark look into what happens when mass media, politics, and money all descend upon the
    life of one man. (The Disinformation Company)    … Expand
  • Director: Aaron Fisher-Cohen
  • Genre(s): Biography, Comedy, Documentary, News
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Runtime: 72 min
  • More Details and Credits »

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Aug 11, 2011
    90
    Mr. Fisher-Cohen captures Mr. McMillan's transformation from a guy with a funny look and line into someone who believes his own hype and misconstrues his Warholian 15 minutes for widespread popularity and influence. It's a dismaying portrait and, here in the YouTube age, a direct hit.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: S. James Snyder
    Aug 10, 2011
    60
    Damn! clearly knows a thing or two about fameballs, but it leaves the rest of the heavy lifting to the viewer.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Mark Holcomb
    Aug 9, 2011
    30
    The director ultimately treads too fine a line between exposé and cash-in, in part because he belabors his thesis. Sure, McMillan is at least half charlatan, but 20 minutes into Damn! it's clear that he's also a sad, possibly disturbed man who needs a compassionate caseworker more than the attention of a fickle public or ambitious documentarian.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Rob Nelson
    Aug 13, 2011
    30
    Even at 73 minutes, the film is, well, too damn long.

See all 6 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of
  2. Mixed: 0 out of
  3. Negative: 0 out of

Current Movie Releases

Full List »
  1. Before Midnight
    User Score 8.8
  2. Man of Steel
    User Score 8.4
  3. Star Trek Into Darkness
    User Score 8.0
  4. This Is the End
    User Score 8.0
  5. The Great Gatsby
    User Score 7.6
  6. Now You See Me
    User Score 7.2
  7. Fast & Furious 6
    User Score 7.2
  8. Oblivion
    User Score 7.0
  9. Epic
    User Score 6.7
  10. Iron Man 3
    User Score 6.5
  11. Pain & Gain
    User Score 6.5
  12. The Hangover Part III
    User Score 6.0
  13. The Internship
    User Score 5.5
  14. Peeples
    User Score 5.4
  15. The Purge
    User Score 5.2
  16. The Big Wedding
    User Score 4.1
  17. After Earth
    User Score 3.8
  18. Scary Movie 5
    User Score 2.7
All Current Movies »