You Don't Nomi

Name: You Don't Nomi
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 9, 2020
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Adam Nayman, April Kidwell, David Schmader, Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon

2020

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RLJE Films | Release Date (Streaming): June 9, 2020 | NR

Starring: Adam Nayman, April Kidwell, David Schmader, Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Haley Mlotek, Joe Eszterhas, Joshua Grannell, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Verhoeven

Summary: Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.

Director: Jeffrey McHale

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: NR

Runtime: 92 min

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The Playlist Jonathan Christian

Jun 9, 2020

You Don’t Nomi cuts through the excessive nudity and stylized hyper sex of “Showgirls” to reveal the heart hidden behind the grime, relishing in the entrancing panache that has fascinated and charmed viewers for years. Read full review

Alex McLevy

Jun 9, 2020

It may not be as bizarrely entertaining as the film it obsesses over, but You Don’t Nomi is a captivating document of how a piece of art—especially one this deeply, powerfully weird—can take on a life wholly beyond its original intentions. Read full review

Kim Hughes

Jun 18, 2020

With its first half a kind of post-mortem of this so-called accidental masterpiece and the second devoted to its cultural influence on everyone from drag queens to film scholars, You Don’t Nomi — its title a snappy riff on lead character Elizabeth Berkley’s name — is impressive for its breadth and depth. Read full review

David Rooney

May 5, 2020

McHale has been shrewd in declining to offer a definitive verdict on the movie, instead giving equal time to both negative and positive responses. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 9, 2020

If not revelatory, You Don’t Nomi is likely to persuade viewers that “Showgirls” is more than a “bare-butted bore,” as Janet Maslin wrote in The New York Times 25 years ago. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

May 5, 2020

Jeffrey McHale’s feature debut, the Showgirls appreciation documentary “You Don’t Nomi,” works awfully hard to justify both its subject and its mission. But if you instantly appreciated the cleverness of its title, you’ll enjoy commiserating with fellow travelers. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jun 9, 2020

A documentary that wants to appear inventive but too often comes off as affected, directed by Jeffrey McHale. Read full review

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