Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) by Adriene S — 20 Jan 2018

People are often much more than what you see on the surface.

This review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) was written by Adriene S on 20 Jan 2018.

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

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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 Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 08 Mar 2018

If her story, however, is even vaguely familiar (made nude flick, was brainy, did inventions, made glamour flicks, stayed brainy, had lots…

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By Nikki Baughan (240) for The List (2,018) on 05 Mar 2018

Intriguing and inspiring, she is something of a feminist hero; not just because of her incredible life story, but also her refreshing, determined…

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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 Jonathan Dean (62) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 11 Mar 2018

A crazy story that is well told in Alexandra Dean's film…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for VODzilla.co (65) on 09 Mar 2018

This dichotomy - between the emptiness of glamour and the great power of intellect - is what propels Alexandra Dean's debut documentary…

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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 Philip De Semlyen (78) for Time Out (7,510) on 05 Mar 2018

A Google animator puts the mystery of Hedy Lamarr best: 'She's a perfect underdog, crime-fighter-by-night story.' Here she is, unmasked at last…

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By Keith R (248) on 13 Mar 2018

Disappointing. She was gorgeous but not that sympathetic…

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By Nick R (843) on 16 Mar 2018

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