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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film offers evidence that Vicious spent the entire night out cold on barbiturates. It plants resonant doubts.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoFails as a detective story, but it does offer an entertaining look at the punk scene in the 1970s.
- 40EmpireEmpireFor an exposé very little is actually revealed, but as a neon-lit trawl through '70s New York, it's worth a look.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe eyewitness testimony of dozens of punk-era survivors and hotel denizens has a disorienting effect, and everyone gets sidetracked, though the colorful anecdotes are priceless.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately, there's not enough material to sustain a feature-length film, and the sloppy editing, cheesy re-enactments and cheap graphics don't exactly make for compelling viewing.
- 30Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonAn unnecessary retelling of rock's dingiest "legend"--ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
- 30VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibDespite the presence of Glen Matlock, Steve Dior and a handful of other punk rockers, plus a slew of oblique eyewitness who lurked around before and after the fact, the documentary soon bogs down in tiresome minutiae.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAn unruly mash-up of terrific anecdotes and terrible teeth, grainy film and garish memories, Who Killed Nancy? cares less about investigating a death than about vindicating an accused killer.
- 20Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearSimply casting doubts isn't the same as making a compelling counterargument-or crafting a coherent film.