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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHas amusing moments, but falls apart as quickly as a cheap knockoff.
- 50VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerMichele Maher's Garmento appears more shocked at the fashion industry's cynical side than moviegoers are likely to be, making its drama of corruption a preordained snooze.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAlthough Garmento exhibits a flailing comic energy, its eagerness to condemn everything about Seventh Avenue, along with its sub-par acting and a choppy narrative style that finally runs amok, lends it a tone of hysterical finger-pointing.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWithout an assured character at its center, the movie quickly collapses in a heap of moldy clichés and contrived (and not especially funny) situations.
- 40L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonMaher's filmmaking is competent -- the sets are inventive, and all the camera angles match up -- but someone should have warned her that neither she nor her young cast is experienced enough to pull off the line “The only people buying it are the faggots.”
- 30Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkThe story has too many characters, about whom we know too little.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA toothless, dated Seventh Avenue satire with shaky script, direction and acting - is the movie equivalent of something you'd find on the deep-markdown rack at Daffy's.
- 20Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasGarmento has nothing going for it. First-time writer-director Michele Maher spent three years working in Manhattan's fashion industry...her attempts at satire are feeble and trite, and her stereotypical characters are without interest.