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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperEven though many of the segments are brief, Guevara-Flanagan does a remarkably thorough job in covering such a wide range of areas. The only complaint one might have about Body Parts is it easily could have been twice as long.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeWhile Body Parts is a smart film and a useful primer on big questions about filmic representations of sex and desire, one wishes its conclusions were more nuanced.
- 60TheWrapLena WilsonTheWrapLena WilsonBody Parts has a lot to say about onscreen objectification, but it would benefit greatly if — like Quentin Tarantino’s camera on a young woman’s feet — it maintained its focus.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe film works best when it gets into the nuts-and-bolts of the sex scenes themselves, past and present.
- 50The Film StageChristian GallichioThe Film StageChristian GallichioBody Parts has too many ideas running through it to cohere around an effective thesis statement, framing the entire narrative as one of linear progress toward inclusion. It unravels in too many different directions, cramming in first-person testimony, historical overview, and social context into a too-short runtime.
- 30The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeIronically, the film mirrors the callow cinematic dynamics it critiques: It titillates, even as it scolds.