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Metascore®54 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

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

  • 80
    Variety | Phil Gallo

    Actor Shane West and writer-director Rodger Grossman have a clear, unwavering perspective on Crash that should entice curiosity seekers and old punks. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Chris Morris

    Ex-Germs infect biopic with punk authenticity Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Michael Ordona

    Grossman bangs out a visceral, energized biopic that captures the vibrant idiocy of punked-out youth and a tortured soul gaining his wish of cult status. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Tribune | Sid Smith

    Like so many earlier movie biographies, Secret suffers from bathetic storytelling and dialogue, some of it laughable. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    What's lacking is a feeling for the heat and deafening chaos of actual club shows. The movie hangs back a little, folds its arms and nods its head, rather than rushing the stage or diving into the mosh pit. The tumult is depicted, not captured. Read full review

  • 58
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel Murray

    The movie is exciting at times, moving at times, and watchable throughout, but fans of The Germs and L.A. punk may start to pine for what's missing around the time Michele Hicks shows up. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    The movie offers too little of Crash's justly revered lyricism and too much of his self-mutilation and manufactured chaos. Read full review

  • 20
    Village Voice | Nick Pinkerton

    The worst kind of bastard adaptation, Secret subtracts without adding. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.5 out of 5