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American: The Bill Hicks Story Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    55

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Village Voice

    Hicks's shtick is so good and his life so ordinary that it's hard to escape the feeling that we might've been better off just watching a compilation of the groundbreaking funnyman's work.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

    An oddly sterile documentary inspired by a particularly fecund imagination, American: The Bill Hicks Story recounts a bright-burning life while leaving us mostly in the dark.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Variety Joe Leydon

    A hagiographic portrait of the standup comic and social satirist who never quite reached beyond cult status in the U.S., American: The Bill Hicks Story might have impressed more of the unconverted had it included more performance footage of its subject.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    Posthumous albums and now this film are securing his legacy and enduring influence.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore

    A portrait of the short-lived artist that will move fans while letting the uninitiated witness enough onstage highlights to leave them wanting more.

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