Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) by Private U — 13 Nov 2017

A fascinating story, cleverly told. I was gripped! Highly recommended.

This review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) was written by Private U on 13 Nov 2017.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Mariko T (51) on 07 Jul 2018

This documentary shines in its intelligent presentation of a luminous person…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 08 Mar 2018

When you're the best at having an aesthetically pleasing face, it can make it all the more difficult to be taken seriously in other departments…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 02 Mar 2018

Film buffs must-see doc about Lamarr's invention of device to steer torpedoes remotely using frequency hopping technology. Genius…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 01 Mar 2018

A victim of the misogyny of her era and her own impulsive decisions, she emerges as a complex self-mythologizer who invented her own reality…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 09 Mar 2018

Lamarr was an enigma: a great brain trapped in a silly, spurious image of glamour, while her real talent was allowed to wither…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denerstein Unleashed (254) on 16 Mar 2018

Director Alexandra Dean's Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story doesn't shortchange Lamarr's career but also focuses on other aspects of Lamarr's…

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By Bill K (506) on 23 Apr 2018

This documentary deserves a 100 on the Tomatometer and Audience Score…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 04 Mar 2018

It confirms her prowess as an inventor of much more than male fantasy…

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By Sheldon O (35) on 08 Mar 2018

This documentary is well-researched and highly interesting about a fascinating celebrity who was beautiful and inventive with a complex personality…

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By Steve Greene (48) for indieWire (3,631) on 20 May 2018

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