Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy Reviews
Old School Reviews
definitive documentary about the porn industry
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| Original Score: B
Reno Gazette-Journal
If you want a cautionary tale about the evils of porn, this ain't it.
Full Review | Original Score: B+
Filmcritic.com
Yes, it's about what you're expecting, but it is also wildly funny, one of the most sheerly entertaining documentaries since Crumb.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Film Threat
It's a rough (but fascinating) life, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Entertainment Today
Few of the recent spate of porn docs offer up the truthful duality of Scott Gill's Porn Star, which examines the daydreams and hard nights of the world's most improbable sex symbol.
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| Original Score: B+
San Diego Metropolitan
This film is surprisingly interesting and funny, and more than a little poignant.
Montreal Film Journal
This all comes through demented editing and a great funky score, which makes watching this documentary a consistently enjoyable and often hilarious experience.
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| Original Score: 3/4
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Comical and at times poignant.
| Original Score: 3/4
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A sympathetic look at a regular guy who reached the peak of his profession.
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| Original Score: C+
A documentary portrait that is as sad as it is funny.
Jam! Movies
The critiquing by best friends/porn-hangers-on is often funny as hell.
| Original Score: 3.5/5
One Guy's Opinion
Might not meet the needs of the fans who've made Jeremy a big shot in his field, but for the first time it might help him find a more mainstream audience.
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| Original Score: B
eye WEEKLY
Though sharp and funny, Porn Star is (ahem) not very penetrating.
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| Original Score: 3/5
As Porn Star makes clear, for all the sex and parties, very little in Ron Jeremy's life is either sexy or fun.
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| Original Score: B
Austin Chronicle
It's a bizarre, informative, and, above all, comical take on one of the most recognizable and enduring performers in show business.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Arizona Republic
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