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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe film isn't blinded by Candy's beauty and celebrity; it digs critically, if still empathetically, beneath.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleA transgender icon with a life as tragically short as some of the idols she worshipped, she's the deserving subject of an archivally rich remembrance, and such is James Rasin's poignant documentary Beautiful Darling.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickJames Rasin's documentary is surprisingly the first to focus on one of Warhol's biggest attractions, the attractive male-to-female transsexual Candy Darling, best known for inspiring Lou Reed's song "A Walk on the Wild Side."
- 75Boston GlobeLoren KingBoston GlobeLoren KingAs fascinating as the material is, like so much of popular culture it doesn't hold up well out of context.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenBeautiful Darling, James Rasin's touching documentary biography of Candy Darling, the transsexual Andy Warhol "superstar," is a sad, lyrical reflection on the foolish worship of movie stars.
- 40Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonDenied the opportunity to see Candy at her best, simultaneously mocking and paying homage to golden-age glamour, viewers instead get too much of Jeremiah Newton, a close friend of the actress's and guardian of her papers, personal effects, and ashes (and one of Beautiful Darling's producers).