Synopsis
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
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Cast
- Hedy LamarrSelf (archive footage)
- Mel BrooksSelf
- Diane KrugerSelf
- Robert OsborneSelf
- Peter BogdanovichSelf
- Denise Loder-DeLucaSelf
- Michael Tilson ThomasSelf
- Jennifer HomSelf
- Anthony LoderSelf
- Wendy ColtonSelf
- 80
The New York Times
Ms. Dean relates Lamarr’s ventures, those onscreen and off, with savvy and narrative snap, fluidly marshaling a mix of original interviews and archival material that includes film clips, home movies and other footage. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
First-time director Dean does an excellent job of marshalling old source material, setting the scene for an account of Lamarr's life on- and off-screen. - 80
Village Voice
Recognition (and compensation) proved elusive in Lamarr’s lifetime, but in this marvelous documentary, a brilliant woman — “I’m a very simple, complicated person” — finally gets her due. - 75
Movie Nation
But every few years, something like “Bombshell” comes along to remind us, as we look up her credits on IMDb on our iPhone or Droid, that we should never under-estimate the great beauties among us. A lot of them are a lot more than just a pretty face. - 75
The Film Stage
Lamarr wasn’t without demons, but to look at the entirety of her life in context along its volatile trajectory of highs and lows is to understand she was a victim of chauvinistic times. - 70
TheWrap
It’s a totally serviceable, if disappointingly uncinematic, film about a singular celebrity. - 70
Los Angeles Times
What makes "Bombshell" intriguing is not just Lamarr's gift for invention, it's also what a fiery individualist she was, someone who had no regrets about her eventful life ("You learn from everything"), not even its racy, tabloid elements. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Never taken seriously in her lifetime – and manipulated by powerful men like studio mogul Louis B. Mayer (sound familiar?) – Lamar never got the recognition she deserved for inventing what became a cornerstone of the wireless technology used today in WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.