The Dirt
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Iwan Rheon and Machine Gun Kelly star as part of Mötley Crüe in this biopic about one of the most notorious rock 'n roll groups in history.

2019USA
DramaMusicTrue Story & Biography
Director:
Jeff Tremaine ('Bad Grandpa', 'Jackass 3D', 'Jackass Number Two')
Writer:
Rich Wilkes
Cast:
Douglas BoothIwan RheonDaniel WebberMachine Gun KellyDavid CostabileLeven RambinChristian Gehring

The Dirt | Reviews

36%74 reviews

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Flicks, Steve Newall

Flicks, Steve Newall

A long time coming, Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt has finally made its way to the (small) screen via Netflix. I mean this next bit affectionately: this is an appropriate destination for a film that revels more in behaving like an over-the-top trashy TV movie than harbouring any cinematic pretensions, and can be enjoyed/hate-watched in more talkative, raucous, fashion than a movie theatre allows—not to mention the convenience of pausing the film to get a(nother) drink.

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Flicks, Travis Johnson

Flicks, Travis Johnson

Isn’t it strangely appropriate that just as Queen’s well-polished biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, is basking in the afterglow of a very successful awards season, The Dirt, an account of the early career of LA hair metal icons Motley Crüe, is crawling, hungover and dishevelled, onto Netflix?

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Variety

Variety

Zero atmosphere, overly blunt lighting, and a threadbare post-psychological telegraphed quality that gives you nothing to read between the lines.

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The Guardian

The Guardian

The standout is Baker (better known as rapper Machine Gun Kelly) who plays Tommy Lee with both a sweet naivety and an insidious mischievousness...

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IndieWire

IndieWire

Rock biopics often struggle with the part after the party’s over, but The Dirt becomes unusually adrift; at times, you can’t even tell what decade you’re supposed to be watching.

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Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Reporter

None of it adds up to much beyond painting the band, despite their often repellently bad behavior, in a flattering light.

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