The story of one singer's phenomenal rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on prophetic words and deeds across a five-year period (1987-1992), the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer, through a contemporary lens.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story of one singer's phenomenal rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on prophetic words and deeds across a five-year period (1987-1992), the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer, through a contemporary lens.
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| The TelegraphNeil McCormickSome might criticise its narrow focus, but on its own terms Nothing Compares is the most potent and hard-hitting film about the travails of a woman in the pop industry since Asif Kapadia’s 2016 Oscar-winning Amy. And what makes it ultimately more heartening than that anguished documentary about Amy Winehouse, is that O’Connor offers a story of survival. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreHer sound, her look, her fashion sense and her politics are discussed and marveled at by those interviewed, who see her as a woman decades ahead of her time whom the passage of time has largely validated and exonerated. |
| IndieWireJude DryWhat emerges is a more ephemeral portrait of the time and place that O’Connor sprang from and was rebelling against. |
| RogerEbert.comNell MinowA compilation of quick clips at the end is not entirely persuasive about O’Connor’s impact, but her story and her voice are impact enough. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattAs an intimate, often infuriating portrait of an artist and era, it's hard to argue with the raw power of the story on screen — and the timeliness of it too, no matter how long overdue. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperIt’s an invaluable look at a complicated and often misunderstood artist who is more than the usual talking points of “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “ripped up a picture of the pope on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ ” |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThis is a bracing guide to a brilliant individual who declined to conform. |
| The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeSadly, Prince’s estate refused the rights to the audio of Nothing Compares 2 U. That could have been a big problem, but her famous version’s status as the ghost that didn’t come to the feast adds mystery to an already hugely engaging film. For fans and the uninitiated alike. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeIt’s small wonder that she effectively torpedoed the stardom she never much wanted anyway. |
| VarietyOwen Gleiberman[An] incisive and poignant documentary ... Sinéad O’Connor was a fire that went out too fast. "Nothing Compares" makes you see it’s still burning. |
