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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAn amiably raucous, scorched-earth mockumentary.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe picture repeats itself a lot, but Dash is a good sport in poking barbed fun at the PR machinations of today's music business.
- 60Washington PostWashington PostWell shot and edited, Death of a Dynasty is hardly a comedy classic, but it's frequently on target.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile those in the know will undoubtedly find something to appreciate in the film's wide-ranging if amateurish stabs at satire, the vast majority will feel left out of a private joke.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceDynasty is less interesting as a film than as a winking gloss on hip-hop's assembly line of beats, beefs, and B-list lyricists. That said, Capone does a killer dancin' Dash, James Toback's Lyor Cohen is a riot, and multi-credited comedian Kevin Hart should have his own Chappelleian series.
- 40The New York TimesAnita GatesThe New York TimesAnita GatesWatching the rest of Damon Dash's playful movie is like entering a room where a large, too noisy party is going on and never fully adjusting to the dark or the din.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghInspired mockumentary-a-clef so clotted with in-jokes that it should come with a crib sheet.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandPhiladelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandThere is a funny movie to be made from the outrageous egos and excesses of rap music. Death of a Dynasty is not that movie.
- 30VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThe execution is so amateurish and the script so witless the filmmakers appear to be having a far better time than the audience.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA mockumentary that veers unsteadily between satire and an infomercial for Dash's Roc-A-Fella records.