Fame
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: September 25, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
15
Negative:
8
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38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
Offers about as much flava as a Dr. Pepper commercial and about as much drama as a “Sesame Street” rerun. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Someone has driven a stake through the heart and ripped out the soul of the 1980 original. The responsible parties, make that irresponsible parties, should be found, thrown in movie jail and not allowed within 50 feet of a set again. Ever. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The high school is so sanitized that there are no drugs, cutthroat competition, or--inconceivably for a theatrical milieu--no gay students. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The new Fame is practically identical to Alan Parker's 1980 original -- I mean, it's the same damn movie -- except for all the parts with heart and humor and poignancy and soul and fun. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The cowardly producers have banished the grit and darkness of Parker’s original. Read full review
20
Film ThreatElias Savada
Sadly, everything is predictable, which is to the detriment of the mostly fine, young talent that appears in this ineffective retread. Read full review
15
NPRJeannette Catsoulis
My advice to potential audiences: Find something else to do. Read full review
0
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Fame has today's usual gritty form of slick to it, but in every other way it's an Amateur Hour and a half. Read full review
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