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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Time OutTime OutA funny, elegiac, uplifting, and deliciously different movie.
- 70Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesWhile the story details of Dogs in Space tend to evaporate quickly, the raw emotional power of the film makers' aspirations leave a profound imprint. Almost instinctually we sense tragedy, and it's to the film makers' and cast's great credit that we hope against hope that somehow it can be averted. [9 Oct 1987, p.6-24]
- 63Portland OregonianTed MaharPortland OregonianTed MaharIt's a safe bet that those who like the music will like the film, and those who don't would find it uncomfortable. But as a combination of historical homage, docudrama and concert film, it is well acted, well filmed and well mixed. [3 Dec 1987, p.E07]
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanSlightly weird, occasionally funny thriller.
- 58Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSex, drugs, delirious camera work, and a great deal of noise are the foundations of this aggressively bizarre Australian production. [9 Oct 1987, p.21]
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrThis film, which tries to use chaos creatively-by shaping it and sculpting it-finally seems little more than a well-filmed mess. [4 Dec 1987, p.B]
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThere's a certain midnight-movie attraction to Lowenstein's unencumbered madness in "Dogs." Until it all gets encumbered, that is. He tacks on an ending almost worthy of Nancy Reagan -- if she'd stayed this long with the movie. Suddenly there's a Just Say No consequence to this Kind of Lifestyle. It changes the whole cast of the film (suddenly we've been watching a message picture), and it doesn't conclude the movie so much as rip the plug out. [22 Jan 1998, p.N23]
- 40The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesThe background is energetic; too bad the foreground is just as chaotic...Mr. Lowenstein - whose work includes many rock videos and ''Strikebound,'' a film about Australian miners - prefers sensory overload to coherence.
- 30Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumInterminable...Writer-director Richard Lowenstein seems as bored with the proceedings as most spectators are likely to be; consequently there's probably more gratuitous camera movement per square inch here than in any other film of 1986.
- 0Miami HeraldHal BoedekerMiami HeraldHal BoedekerThe filmmakers obviously had something to say, but Dogs in Space is wretched. The photography is fine, and some of the performers do well, but sitting through this film is headache- inducing. [4 Dec 1987, p.D5]