63
Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfUnpacks the man's story with a dramatic flair that might be mistaken for Zoolanderiffic, if it weren't so aptly accessible.
- Beyond the love fest of talking heads is a compelling life story that courses through the Depression, World War II and swinging London, all evoked in well-curated archival footage.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeEntertaining and comprehensive in its account of the man's career.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIts upbeat tone, perky visual rhythm and sleek graphics capture the "swinging '60s" aesthetic epitomized by Mr. Sassoon's major invention: the geometric "five-point" haircut.
- 67Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerHe was the Beatles of the hair business.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThis rather elegant movie, like a bold new 'do, is both not what you'd expect and exactly what you feared.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibTeper buries his material in gimcrack mod trappings that trivialize rather than celebrate Sassoon's accomplishments.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonMore accurately titled "Vidal Sassoon: The Slavering Advertorial," Craig Teper's obsequious documentary on the stylist who popularized geometric haircuts in the '60s is in desperate need of shaping and trimming itself.
- Audience appeal will be limited to people who see nothing silly about saying the man who invented the five-point haircut was one of the primary architects of the '60s.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThis "Alfie" meets "Boogie Nights" bio fizzles because, although Sassoon never stops talking, he never says anything.