50
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshArnow sheds any trappings of fiction, presenting herself, her filmmaking, her relationships and her sex life in an at times shockingly frank manner. It’s refreshing to see a filmmaker embrace this honesty with such gusto (which, like life, is often painful or awkward to experience).
- 80Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimVillage VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimIt's difficult to label Arnow's cinematic voice, and this particular film, or why anyone would even want to watch something so personal, but i hate myself :) is never not fascinating.
- 75Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardFew documentarians give themselves to their work as literally as Joanna Arnow.
- 50The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyDespite some memorably painful moments and underlying artistic urgency, the film’s implications remain unprocessed and unquestioned.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIt takes an especially robust sense of self to so openly invite ridicule, rendering the film’s title somewhat less than credible.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckI Hate Myself :) centers on two thoroughly repellent, self-absorbed figures with whom spending time proves a nearly intolerable trial.