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Let me remind Hugh Hefner that there is a heaven. And he has turned his back on it, which would go forever after his short time on earth is over. It isn't too late for him to confess his sins and ask God's forgiveness for his careless way of living. After all, the Milky Way has 300 billion shars and 50 billion planets and there are 170 billion galaxies like the Milky Way. And there is a
4-5* for its documentary value (and I won't disagree with what anyone else has to say about this film on the life of an American idustrialist in the porn industry but who wants to pretend he is instead in the "beauty" industry..., which gives certain young women a chance at a lucrative livelihood and career...in, (get this), our capitalistic system where: IF IT SELLS, IT IS SOLD!...is
It feels like a glowing obituary without the real meat of his life. His intimate relationships are few and far between and omit his wives and child speaking freely about him. He wants a tribute for someone who appears removed from himself and others. What a waste of a documentary.
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Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
A very mixed bag. Despite some faint gestures in the direction of journalistic balance, it plays a lot like a two-hour infomercial for the Playboy publisher's historical importance, philosophical depth and personal greatness. Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
If any life story should make for a compelling biography, it's certainly Hugh Hefner's. Unfortunately, this love letter is so lacking in any edge, the end result is not just unsexy but unforgivably staid. Full Review
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Unfortunately, Berman skips past the darker implications of Hefner's sexual universe and omits discussion of how the periodical business -- and access to erotic imagery -- has changed in the Internet age. Still, the movie remains an involving look at an American icon as well as an adept snapshot of our national zeitgeist from the McCarthy era through the Reagan years. Full Review
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Hefner we meet here is the likable rogue we already know. Full Review
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York
A proper profile of Hefner would start and end with sex, and not merely glance on casualties like Dorothy Stratten (and even the loveless Hef himself). The movie can't seem to get it up. Full Review
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