Tim Nixon of The Sun noted that Gaga "shocks in [her] most graphic video to date."
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Michael Cragg of The Guardian gave a positive review for the video and wrote: "Superstars are at their best when they're simultaneously aware and unaware of their own ridiculousness and that's what Marry the Night delivers for Lady Gaga.
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Camille Mann of CBS News described the video as a "avant-garde short film" and noted that Gaga was "pushing [her] boundaries.
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Leah Collins of Dose compared Gaga's outfits with Christian Louboutin's designs. She further compared the set in the video to the cover artwork of Born This Way and called it a "very fashionable recreation of Girl, Interrupted."
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Describing the video as "rough" and "enigmatic", Liz Raftery of People further commened that it "will certainly leave fans talking, if not scratching their heads."
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An editor of ABC News praised Gaga's "interesting perspective in the video."
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NME's Priya Elan wrote that Gaga sounds like "a lobotomized Carrie Bradshaw" during the introduction. He also commented, "It’s definitely an improvement on 'Judas', but could it maybe have been snipped a bit to make it shorter?"
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Kathryn Kattalia compared Gaga with Madonna in several scenes in the video. Kattalia further praised the dancing during the video, describing it as "her best". However, she criticized the scenes of nudity noting: "The rest of the video is pretty tame by Gaga standards."
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Spin's Marc Hogan wrote that "it's hard to tell where Gaga is winking at us and where she's simply fallen into a foxhole of unrestrained ego."
"It's a succinct summary of Gaga's aesthetic, but the video itself is a sprawling epic, with the song preceded by several minutes of cheeky, artsy psycho-drama set in a mental health clinic. There's ballet, nudity, fashion from the future, French dialogue, cars on fire, a little bit of weeping, and lots and lots of dancing. Even compared to other Gaga video epics, this one seems particularly crazy and ambitious."
—Rolling Stone's Matthew Perpetua talking about the video for "Marry the Night".
I thought some monsters on ATRL were experts? Why don't their opinions match with critics?
The general public loves it as well. 7 million views in 2 days, 120.000+ Likes, 15.000 Dislikes.
I thought some monsters on ATRL were experts? Why don't their opinions match with critics?
The general public loves it as well. 7 million views in 2 days, 120.000+ Likes, 15.000 Dislikes.
So happy for the reactions. She must be so proud, since she directed it and it's undoubtedly one of the highlights of her videography.
I thought some monsters on ATRL were experts? Why don't their opinions match with critics?
The general public loves it as well. 7 million views in 2 days, 120.000+ Likes, 15.000 Dislikes.
Even on ATRL, the general response was positive. The few ones who had meltdowns were pretty predictable.
As director, she's asking herself to be more than the vengeance monster of "Paparazzi" or the fame monster of "Bad Romance" or the mother monster of "Born This Way." She's challenging herself to be a real human being—and in this video, she is.
