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

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Who knew that Brat Packer Sheedy would shine as a heroin-addicted photographer who had too much fame too early? Read full review

  • 90
    L.A. Weekly | Ernest Hardy

    What makes High Art remarkable is Cholodenko's refusal to put her characters or story through a filter, her unblinking willingness to dive right in. Read full review

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    So perceptive and mature it makes similar films seem flippant. The performances are on just the right note, scene after scene, for what needs to be done. Read full review

  • 80
    The New York Times | Elvis Mitchell

    To their credit, the actors immerse themselves deeply in the film's self-conscious aura. Ms. Sheedy reinvents herself as a tough, fascinating presence, while Ms. Mitchell's earnest bewilderment also serves the story well. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Emanuel Levy

    Compassionate and deft as Cholodenko's helming is, pic's overall impact largely depends on its central triangle. Read full review

  • 78
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    A work that shellacs itself into your consciousness. Read full review

  • 75
    Christian Science Monitor | David Sterritt

    Sensitive acting and imaginative filmmaking help rescue the movie from potential excesses of its own. Read full review

  • 70
    The Onion A.V. Club | Keith Phipps

    Though High Art has more than a few awkward touches--all the male characters take up less than one dimension, for example--it's otherwise a nicely underplayed, memorable, beautifully filmed movie. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    It is wonderful to see how Sheedy gives shape to this performance -- her eyes, a photographer's eyes, carefully sizing everything up. [18 June 1998, Daily Notebook, p.E1] Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times |

    High Art is, unfortunately, full of itself and its artistic pretensions. Read full review

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