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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumGood times and bum times, they've seen it all and they're still here. Lucky us.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThey're frank, funny, resilient and altogether captivating.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyProviding an inspiration for active retirement, the ex-Harlem Renaissance chorus girls profiled in docu Been Rich All My Life are still shaking booty while most of their contemporaries can only shuffle their walkers.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe Silver Belles are bold, brash, and gorgeously awake, and their willingness to live large is thrilling.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAn admiring portrait of the Silver Belles, a troupe of veteran Harlem tap dancers between the ages of 84 and 96, is a valuable historical document and a useful how-to movie about making the most of old age.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirBeen Rich All My Life is something like the "Ballets Russes" of tap dancing. I'm delighted to report that the similarities include the fact that the Belles are transmitting their improvisatory "rhythm tap" style to generations of younger dancers.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA richly uplifting if somewhat rambling portrait of indomitableness in the face of old age and infirmity, Been Rich All My Life will be inspirational to young and old alike.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAn invaluable chapter in the story of our city.
- 60Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA treasure in celebrating remarkable women with a unparalleled zest for life.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe film is generic and uninspired, better suited to public TV than the big screen.