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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonDirector Gracie Otto’s Seriously Red disarms and delights as a sensationally spirited concoction that neatly balances unfettered outrageousness and unabashed sentimentality.
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAs it is, Seriously Red sneaks up on you.
- 70TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanThe result is touching precisely because Boylan does not aggressively ask for sympathy for her character. She earns it by being fair, sensitive and honest as a performer but especially as a writer.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayEven at its bluntest, Seriously Red draws a lot of heat and light from Boylan, whose Red enjoys embodying the casual confidence, folksy wisdom and bombshell bravura of one of the world’s most beloved entertainers.
- 42The PlaylistMarya E. GatesThe PlaylistMarya E. GatesWhat the script thinks is unique about itself is all surface level, resulting in a film that feels like a copy of a copy of something that maybe once had been original but now feels as fake as a wax figurine.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis is a film that is trying very hard to be liked, while at the same time complacently assuming its likeability is beyond question.
- 40Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiThe performance factor alone is fantastic and engaging. Boylan’s own performance is convincing and occasionally even emotional, but her acting talents unfortunately can’t overcome the issues that stem from the writing.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAussie actress Krew Boylan turns out to be a better Dolly Parton impersonator than screenwriter in Seriously Red, her self-scripted star vehicle. It’s a self-serious and seriously-confusing identity crisis comedy tucked into what might have been a gender role romp of the “Connie & Carla” variety.