The sight of Hedwig and his band transforming a trashy trailer into a glitter-rock stage during "Wig in a Box" was so exhilarating I almost leapt out of my seat. The movie is pure theater, as it should be.
100
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Builds into a moment of such gorgeous rocking that you truly lose yourself in some musical otherworld you never dreamed you'd reach in current films.
Mitchell gives this post-punk, neo-glam rock extravaganza everything in his loaded arsenal of talents. He gets the sound right, the look right, the fun right and - this is crucial - the pain right.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
If you thought ''Moulin Rouge,'' or, for that matter, ''Tommy,'' was trippy, Hedwig, with its glorious convergence of material and performer, will show you what you've been missing.
88
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
This is Mitchell's show, and his performance lives up to his triple billing as writer, director and star.
88
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
It's a positive hat trick by John Cameron Mitchell.
88
USA Today
USA Today
Wildly witty, but also inventive, audacious and poignant.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There's some kind of pulse of sincerity beating below the glittering surface, and it may come from Mitchell's own life story.
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
There's a lot more at work in this raucously entertaining movie than cross-dressing clichés.