Meet Monica Velour
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51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Apr 7, 2011
    70
    This is Ms. Cattrall's movie all the way. Photographed more cruelly than a tabloid victim, she gives Monica a grubby dignity that her "Sex and the City" alter ego, Samantha Jones, would wholeheartedly applaud.
  2. indieWIRE
    Reviewed by: Eric Kohn
    Apr 6, 2011
    67
    Like the poster, Meet Monica Velour is engaging to a point, but leaves much to be desired.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    Apr 8, 2011
    63
    Writer-director Keith Bearden was also smart enough to round up a couple of other old pros: Brian Dennehy, as the hero's eccentric grandfather, and Keith David, as a wise collector of pop-culture artifacts.
  4. Empire
    Reviewed by: Philip Wilding
    Jul 31, 2011
    60
    Beautifully acted, it's a tender love story with one or two belly laughs.
  5. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Richard Mowe
    Apr 12, 2011
    60
    Both emotionally charged and at times extremely funny, with humor emerging naturally from the characters' predicaments, Meet Monica Velour has the feel-good factor without comprising its ideals.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    Apr 4, 2011
    60
    The effectively deglamorized Cattrall is terrific, investing her portrayal with a complex mixture of vulnerability, toughness and still-powerful sexuality.
  7. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Rick Groen
    May 13, 2011
    50
    Poor Cattrall is caught in a script that, much like the white teddy, is an impossibly tight squeeze, obliging her to hit the farcical laughs while still playing the cellulite realism.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    Apr 16, 2011
    50
    The role of a former star of the "golden age" of porn sounds perfect for Kim Cattrall, and she handles it nicely - at least, in the rare moments when this indie comedy isn't terminally contrived.
  9. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Amy Biancolli
    Apr 14, 2011
    50
    A road trip into the heart of that bumpiest of territories, the adolescent id.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    Apr 7, 2011
    50
    In some ways this film's biggest failing is that it can't decide who's story it is telling.
  11. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    Apr 6, 2011
    50
    It's definitely worth seeing for Ms. Cattrall. This gal can really act.
  12. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    Apr 5, 2011
    50
    The result is unbalanced by cartoonish flourishes-Ingram's performance being the chief offender-that overpower Cattrall's subtler character work.
  13. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    Apr 8, 2011
    40
    The deepest chord is hit by Cattrall, who almost manages to wipe away the memory of "Sex and the City 2."
  14. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Apr 6, 2011
    20
    The film succeeds only in turning one's stomach via implausibilities, inanities and the unwelcome sight of Brian Dennehy's naked ass.

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  1. txrangersfan72
    5
    Extremely low budget Indie about a teenager in love with an aged former porn star. While occasionally reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite, "Meet Monica Velour" is much more serious, even in its dark humor. While it isn't a bad movie, it isn't particularly good either. The performance of Kim Cattrall is actually pretty good and a welcome change from her "Sex and the City" typecast she's been saddled with the past decade. Yeah, this film may not seem like much of a departure from the type of character she's been playing for a long time, but it did give her a chance to be more raw and serious. Definitely worth watching at least once.… Full Review »
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