CQ 2001

Critics score:
67 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Chris Fujiwara, Boston Globe: In other words, ''CQ'' triumphs over its own trendiness only by being vapid and superficial. Read more

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Coppola's observational and satirical skills are impressive. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Loren King, Chicago Tribune: A film that is visually compelling and highly entertaining in an in-jokey sort of way. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: There's nothing like love to give a movie a B-12 shot, and CQ shimmers with it. Read more

Seattle Times: Roman Coppola intended "CQ" as a nostalgic homage to some of the kitschiest junk of the 1960s ... The era's true cinematic landmarks are ignored so the director can indulge his fixation with the barrel's bottom. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: While [Roman Coppola] scores points for style, he staggers in terms of story. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A whimsical plop of meringue set in 1969 Paris. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: CQ has a modicum of IQ and a dash of style. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: The film may play best to insiders, but the talent behind it is obvious to all. Read more

John Powers, L.A. Weekly: A winning piece of work filled with love for the movies of the 1960s. Read more

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works, but Coppola, along with his sister, Sofia, is a real filmmaker. It must be in the genes. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Personally, I found it to be a mess -- a jumble of half-formed thoughts and ideas that amount to very little. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: The way Coppola professes his love for movies -- both colorful pop junk and the classics that unequivocally qualify as art -- is giddily entertaining. Read more

Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle: The film deserves some kind of honor for its campy originality, smart and funny dialogue, and provocative yet sensitive look at the making of a film circa 1969. Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: It's not much of anything, apart from eye candy. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Read more

Dennis Lim, Village Voice: The abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A charming, spirited movie for cinephiles, or those who aspire to be. Read more