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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Madonna's directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom, feels more like a collection of scenes than a fully drawn film. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The movie is short on wisdom, but it might have gotten by if it had had better filth. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A pointless exercise in "shocking" behavior. Read full review

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Worst of all, the movie's simply not very shocking. Madonna has made a career out of toying with image and ego, but this is a vanity project in the smallest sense possible. Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    Not that Madonna has gone in for originality, which isn't really her thing: rather, instead of repurposing a genre, she has riffled through the art-house catalog for inspiration, as evidenced by the film's intentionally grubby visual texture, jumpy editing, direct-address commentary, freeze frames and other tricks. Read full review

  • 25
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    An irredeemably dull tale. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    Filth & Wisdom is dead in the water, an excruciating bore even at a compact 84 minutes. Read full review

  • 20
    The Hollywood Reporter | Ray Bennett

    Ragged, uneven and potholed with some dire dialogue and performances. Read full review

  • 20
    Variety |

    Ineptly written and helmed story of three Londoners, although quite bad, does have a few redeeming features. Read full review

  • 10
    Washington Post |

    The only thing this movie should lead you to is the nearest exit. Read full review

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