Unfortunately, the moviemaker seems to have lost himself among the countless counterfeits of Hollywood.

It goes on a little long, but isn't terrible.

Fails on all points of plot, characterization, plausibility and realism...

Entertaining and provocative enough.

Low-key comedy about Hollywood absurdities is aided by some great acting talent and a lot of funny in-jokes.

Niccol makes what seems like a preposterous idea not only fresh and entertaining, but most of all reveals said idea to be not at all far removed from reality.

Para funcionar da melhor maneira, a stira tem sempre que manter um p na realidade. Porm, ao perder este contato com o mundo real, S1m0ne se transforma em fbula - e sua fora desaparece.

...an above-average sophomoric effort from [director Andrew] Niccol.

If you're expecting a scathing commentary on our media obsessed times, then Simone isn't it. If you're expecting a funny comedy, then Simone isn't it either.

There was a time when I could say, 'I never met an Al Pacino movie I didn't like.' Oh, well-all things must pass.

A brilliant satire of the film industry.

Not only has the filmmaker elected to address some extremely well worn themes, he evidently has little new to say about them.

We can see that Simone looks fake, and we can tell that her acting is flat and lifeless, and it is embarrassingly obvious that Roberts is unable to capture the gestures of the great performers her character supposed to be made from. So what's the point?

Niccol has come up with one of the sharpest parodies around of Tinseltown and the media establishment that feeds on it.