John Waters has returned to trashy form with what is unquestionably his most outrageous film since those heady Pink Flamingos days.

Michael Rechtshaffen

The Hollywood Reporter

A Dirty Shame is certainly dirty, and maybe it's even a shame. But this is the John Waters we've come to know and cherish, and that alone is cause to celebrate.

Chris Kaltenbach

Baltimore Sun

A Dirty Shame is Waters unleashed, and wicked, kinky fun for anyone except the twits who rated it NC-17.

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone