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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisBennett also co-wrote the script, based loosely on her own experiences, and is the best thing about the film. A physical cross between Holly Hunter and Christine Lahti, she's quite convincing as she tries to figure out what has gone wrong in her personal life - and how she can fix it before it is too late.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWill take you places you haven't been, and also places you have.
- 80Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsWhat could have been the most boring, unwatchable crawl-up-your-own-asshole picture instead becomes a gripping, searing portrait of a lost soul trying to find her way through life. Stephanie Bennett is amazing.
- 50Chicago ReaderTed ShenChicago ReaderTed ShenBennett is also self-indulgent, giving us few clues as to what's behind this destructively hedonist behavior; instead we get shortcut insights as she and the men confess into the camera.
- 40L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisAny resemblance to Cassavetes, intentional or not, only makes the film's flaws all the more apparent.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannWhat is meant to be brave comes off as gimmicky and immature.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThe best thing about Some Body -- an amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video -- is that it's all over in 80 minutes.
- 10Washington PostWashington PostThe most surprising thing about Some Body is that any film so lewd could be so thoroughly uninteresting.