85
Metascore
29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekThe sight of Hedwig and his band transforming a trashy trailer into a glitter-rock stage during "Wig in a Box" was so exhilarating I almost leapt out of my seat. The movie is pure theater, as it should be.
- 100Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganBuilds into a moment of such gorgeous rocking that you truly lose yourself in some musical otherworld you never dreamed you'd reach in current films.
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversMitchell gives this post-punk, neo-glam rock extravaganza everything in his loaded arsenal of talents. He gets the sound right, the look right, the fun right and - this is crucial - the pain right.
- 88Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIf you thought ''Moulin Rouge,'' or, for that matter, ''Tommy,'' was trippy, Hedwig, with its glorious convergence of material and performer, will show you what you've been missing.
- 88Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachThis is Mitchell's show, and his performance lives up to his triple billing as writer, director and star.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's a positive hat trick by John Cameron Mitchell.
- 88USA TodayUSA TodayWildly witty, but also inventive, audacious and poignant.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere's some kind of pulse of sincerity beating below the glittering surface, and it may come from Mitchell's own life story.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThere's a lot more at work in this raucously entertaining movie than cross-dressing clichés.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA screen spectacle that beseeches its audience for adoration and mass acceptance.