61
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The thoughtful, ironic script by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington thins only toward the middle and the whole thing has been beautifully directed by Mar tin Scorsese, who really comes into his own here.
- 80Time OutTime OutSuperior formula stuff, injected with a rare degree of life by enthusiastic direction that occasionally tries for virtuosity and succeeds, and by a neat performance from Hershey that avoids the yawning traps in the script (built-in sex sequences, the she-loved-her-man theme in general).
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBoxcar Bertha is a weirdly interesting movie and not really the sleazy exploitation film the ads promise.
- 63TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineLots of violence, typical of the Corman exploitation mill, but the film still shows the budding talent of Scorsese in his use of moving-camera and period detail.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanFor exploitation-enthusiasts and Scorsese completists only.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIt's not done in a way that suggests a fully formed talent—"promising juvenilia" is about the most one can say for it.