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Who Killed Nancy?

2009

Alan G. Parker

Documentary

6.0

85

Documentary On October 12th 1978 New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a 20 year-old woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was dressed in her underwear and had bled to death from a stab wound. The woman was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious. In a trial by tabloid newspapers Vicious was pronounced guilty before noon the following day. ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"An unruly mash-up of terrific anecdotes and terrible teeth, grainy film and garish memories, 'Who Killed Nancy?' cares less about investigating a death than about vindicating an accused killer."
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"There's not enough material to sustain a feature-length film, and the sloppy editing, cheesy re-enactments and cheap graphics don't exactly make for compelling viewing"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It's all fascinating in a horrible way. Yet only the first and last 10 minutes are devoted to pure original investigation (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Benjamin H. Smith Decider	"While often amateurishly put together, and with an annoyingly loud soundtrack which makes it seem like a music video at times, 'Who Killed Nancy' is still a decent viewing experience for anyone interested in the subject matter"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"[It] takes a scary, fascinating deep dive into the punk-rock abyss of former Sex Pistol Sid Vicious"
		Ronnie Scheib Variety	"The docu soon bogs down in tiresome minutiae."
		Andrew Schenker Slant	"As valuable as Parker’s film may be as a record of a specific time and place, it’s missing (...) the very music that makes us care about the scene in the first place (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Philip Wilding Empire	"For an exposé very little is actually revealed, but as a neon-lit trawl through '70s New York, it's worth a look (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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