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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineThe film deftly marries the essence of the music to a moving coming-of-age framework.
- 75Portland OregonianMarc MohanPortland OregonianMarc MohanThe clichés at its core make Metalhead something less than a full-bore, head-banging triumph. But it does perform the service of reminding us that even Judas Priest is capable of saving souls, and any film that features a cross-generational dance-off to Megadeth's "Symphony of Destruction" can't be all bad.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMetalhead is uninterested in caricature or easy laughs, and its embodiment of guitar-hero obsession is one much more closely resembling someone you knew in high school, albeit someone who's had an exceptionally hard time dealing with childhood trauma.
- 70The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterIt taps into something universal, and very precious, about loss, art and adolescent rebellion.