User Reviews

How close Jennie Livingston gets to her protagonists is impressive; you feel like you're traveling in New York in the late '80s. Inspiring, enlightening, full of humanity and great music. An important document of the times and a must-see for anyone interested in the **** community.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

I wasn't sure what to expect when seeing it. There's been so much build up after watching Drag Race and Pose. I hate to say Viewing it now it was a touch disappointing. Don't get me wrong I loved the exploration of the Ballroom culture and gay people of color. But after seeig so much it feels a little shorted. It's definitely an intriguing look at the time period and how these people lived their lives and what happened to them. It's a documentary and is effective as a "slice of life". At the time when it was released and even now it shows a side to our story that's criminally underseen and under represented and for that it was and continues to be such a huge success. 6/10