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The Life of Reilly
  • Release Date: Nov 9, 2007
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7.4 out of 10

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  1. filmtrashreview
    Aug 21, 2011
    8
    I admit I have been waiting to see this documentary for a while now. Created in 2007 and never leaked online with a 100 on rottentomatoes and no trailer I really don't know what I was in for. I am very surprised, this is a very different and unique experience. Shocking and amazingly funny. This is hands down one of the best stage performances I have ever seen. It's a must see for anyone in the arts/entertainment industry and right now available, netflix instant.… Expand
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72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

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  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: K.J. Doughton
    80
    Check out The Life of Reilly, for a real-life example of carpe diem energy too pure and unrefined to be silenced by discrimination or negative family vibes.
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  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    70
    There are the stories of his racist mom, lobotomized aunt, and a TV exec who told him he'd never find work as a homosexual -- and the more charming tale of his Uta Hagen acting class, which yielded nothing but future A-listers (Steve McQueen, Jason Robards, Jack Lemmon and Anne Meara, to name a few).
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  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    70
    Charles Nelson Reilly is still alive, dammit, and boy does he have a story to tell.
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