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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisIt's a demented kitsch mess (although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative), but it's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year.
- 63New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThis is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director Dario Argento (a producer here), but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghActress-turned-writer/director Asia Argento's angry, outspoken, semi-autobiographical rant of a film is strident and occasionally juvenile, but it packs an undeniable wallop.
- 60New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufArgento knows how to work her stuff, and the result is by turns saucy and grody, a fat lasagna of yesterday's "extreme" behavior dripping with Euro cheesiness.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanHas a voyeuristic tug, but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovCertainly it's not for everyone, but fans of Euro-sleaze will groove on Argento's obvious charms and the film's dystopian thrill ride, while the rest will probably doze off dreaming Fassbinder dreams.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensPermeated by a self-pitying, adolescent naïveté.
- 40The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThough Scarlet Diva contains flashes of pungent black humor and self-deprecation, it's hard to know how seriously Argento takes herself, or how much her real life has been inflated for dramatic effect.
- 30VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyA repetitious, borderline-silly vanity project.
- 0New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsItalian actress, writer and director Asia Argento's performance in the godawful Scarlet Diva is one of those bawl, spit, scream and vomit exhibitions that provoke admiring applause in acting classes and great gales of laughter in theaters.