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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueAdam LowesCineVueAdam LowesUnlike some of the other blaxploitation titles from that time, Foxy Brown is more than just a curio piece. That’s partly down to its iconic lead, but it’s also due to a strong feminist attitude which exists within that riotous, eager-to-entertain, exploitation framework.
- 60The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayIf Foxy Brown falls just short of being peak Grier, though, it’s only because it’s a weaker version of Hill’s Coffy, from the year before.
- 50Time OutTime OutGrier is an actress able to convey an amazing and unflinching strength, and she reveals the film for the dross it is.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineWhere Coffy had an exhilarating sense of fun underlying the mayhem, Foxy Brown is a darker, more mean-spirited picture. Rather than treating Foxy's travails as a setup for the inevitable vengeance, it seems to revel in her degradation.
- Miss Grier is obviously durable but, unfortunately, is fast becoming a bore despite all the sex, brawls and gore in Foxy Brown.
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanWriter-director Jack Hill (Spider Baby) evidently didn't try very hard on this one.