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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt's hard to say which sight is more depressing: That of Chinese girls mortgaging their futures in the hopes of helping their families, or drunken American girls, surrounded by privilege and opportunity most of the world can barely imagine, arguing that it's fun to degrade themselves for cheap baubles.
- With any luck, this film will manage to open a few closed eyes (or minds).
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorSmart, witty look at the human cost of free-market reforms and globalization.
- A thought-provoking, canny piece of filmmaking that puts flesh, blood and garish multicolored baubles on the skeleton of globalization.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThis sly, engrossing doc is an expert riposte to smug proponents of the fetterless free market.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoRedmon makes a valid argument, but he belabors the point. Mardi Gras: Made in China would play better if it were more focused and less repetitive.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanRedmon has captured some compelling footage, but his lack of resolution feels like both a copout and a luxury.
- 50Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageRedmon's film is a welcome reminder that everything comes from somewhere and responsible people should at least pause to examine the label. For one thing, that's how bigger and better documentaries get made.
- 40VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonAn obviously sincere but didactically repetitive documentary.