A fairly tough-minded film until the end, when several commentators who have been critical suddenly turn misty-eyed and suggest that underneath it all, Holmes was really a sweetie.
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New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Fascinatingly, many of the interviewees disagree vehemently about Holmes' personality: some of his co-stars and colleagues found him repellently abusive and selfish.
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
Fans of the famed porn star, who died of AIDS in 1988, will want to catch this exhaustive 1998 video biography.
Holmes's story isn't pretty, but it's fascinating, in no small part because the people Paley interviews offer a glimpse into a brief time when making porn was an act of rebellion that attracted a diverse and eccentric group of filmmakers and performers.
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Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Filled with people who cut Holmes more slack than he deserved.