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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeBecomes a creepy yet amusing look at how he tries to take control of the film being made about him.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittMust-see viewing if you're not quite sure the sun really set over the British Empire.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe film, like its subject, is a hoot, both shamelessly entertaining and bursting with personality.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA compulsively watchable but repugnant portrait of a selfish eccentric born to privilege.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA memorable portrait of an unbearable personality.
- 63New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanOne of the more entertaining documentaries to come along in some time.
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardFunny, yet appalling.
- 50Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimTennant had hoped the documentary would serve as an "instrument of revenge" on Mustique's new owners. It's the filmmakers who end up exacting revenge on Tennant, gleefully recording his every splenetic outburst and infantile hissy fit.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerGlenconner is such a class-conscious caricature that he doesn't need the filmmakers to do him in; he does a sterling job all by himself.