Straight-Jacket Critic Reviews

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Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

A fey and frisky farce with a fabulous fashion sense, Straight-Jacket artfully balances broadly campy humor and ironically overplayed soap opera.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin CrustAdd Critic to Favorites

Whatever pleasures it holds, Straight-Jacket is highly uneven.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

Wastes its promising premise with a wavering tone that veers uneasily between camp humor and, pardon the expression, straightness.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

It has verve, color and energy, but there's something fundamentally bogus about it.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

Loses its sass too quickly.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

Played in a loud sketch-comedy style that might be described as "Gay Mad TV." The haranguing, badly acted farce wears out its comic welcome within half an hour.Read the full review

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