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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowThis Filthy World does many things, including transform tabloid commentary into comic art. But at its best, it shows that the child is father to the wild man.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceWaters's best bits are nostalgic, as he remembers his late friend and frequent collaborator Divine. Part memoir, part lecture, This Filthy World reaffirms what most of us already know from "The Wire": In a town full of delightful misfits, Waters may be Baltimore's sanest citizen.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterEven if he's never able to mount a full-scale return to the happy depravity of his youth, Waters is one of bad behavior's most likable champions.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJohn Waters is darned entertaining as he delivers a monologue that annotates his scandalous movies and encompasses assorted other subjects that interest or annoy him.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanTossing off one-liners about drugs and porn to a New York audience, even Waters sounds a little bored.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleSome long patches in this show are surprisingly boring and unfunny. Maybe part of the problem is that the rest of the world has caught up with Waters -- nowadays everyone's a provocateur. In-your-face gay-themed material is no longer such a novelty; there are simply fewer boundaries left to transgress.