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An outstanding sophomore feature, Welcome to the Dollhouse sees writer-director Todd Solondz mining suburban teen angst for black, biting comedy.
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The beauty of Welcome to the Dollhouse is its pokerfaced objectivity, which neither condescends to its pubescent victim nor romantically inflates her plight. Feb 26, 2018 | Full Review…
The beauty of Welcome to the Dollhouse is its pokerfaced objectivity, which neither condescends to its pubescent victim nor romantically inflates her plight.
David Ansen
One of the highlights of the 1995 Toronto Festival, Solondz's second film is a stark, often funny, always poignant comedy about suburban mores, centering on a misfit Jewish girl tormented by her family and classmates. Dec 20, 2006 | Rating: A-
One of the highlights of the 1995 Toronto Festival, Solondz's second film is a stark, often funny, always poignant comedy about suburban mores, centering on a misfit Jewish girl tormented by her family and classmates.
Emanuel Levy
At 87 minutes, Dollhouse is a near-perfect morsel. If nothing else, it informs older folk that school principals still threaten to record bad behavior in one's 'personal record' -- only now, computers facilitate the process. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4
At 87 minutes, Dollhouse is a near-perfect morsel. If nothing else, it informs older folk that school principals still threaten to record bad behavior in one's 'personal record' -- only now, computers facilitate the process.
Mike Clark
Welcome to the Dollhouse remembers with brutal and unforgiving accuracy the hell of junior high school... it's a shock, watching this film, to remember how cruel kids can be to one another, and how deeply the wounds cut. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Welcome to the Dollhouse remembers with brutal and unforgiving accuracy the hell of junior high school... it's a shock, watching this film, to remember how cruel kids can be to one another, and how deeply the wounds cut.
Roger Ebert
...a vision of middle-school awkwardness so cringe-worthy you'll be tempted to look away. Jul 18, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
...a vision of middle-school awkwardness so cringe-worthy you'll be tempted to look away.
Josh Larsen
Welcome to the Dollhouse marks a substantial (and obvious) improvement over filmmaker Todd Solondz's underwhelming debut, Fear Anxiety and Depression... Jun 29, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Welcome to the Dollhouse marks a substantial (and obvious) improvement over filmmaker Todd Solondz's underwhelming debut, Fear Anxiety and Depression...
David Nusair
A dark look at adolescence; not for kids. Jan 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A dark look at adolescence; not for kids.
Hollis Griffin
Welcome to the Dollhouse puts an ugly duckling through her paces. Sep 1, 2009 | Full Review…
Welcome to the Dollhouse puts an ugly duckling through her paces.
Rob Nelson
quirky and great Apr 9, 2008 | Rating: 5/5
quirky and great
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
At its best it's like the funniest yet bleakest comic book Dan Clowes never drew. Jul 23, 2007 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
At its best it's like the funniest yet bleakest comic book Dan Clowes never drew.
Rob Gonsalves
Todd Solondz's only good movie. Dec 12, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Todd Solondz's only good movie.
Cole Smithey
hilariously provocative and almost too real Apr 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
hilariously provocative and almost too real
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