Likewise, some praised Pennebaker's inclusion of some backstage scenes or lamented the film's having less backstage material than "Dont Look Back". Eleanor Levy of "Record Mirror" wrote, "Despite the technical defects, what finally spoils the film are the cuts to the 'real' Bowie in his dressing room...Such scenes are intrusive. They interrupt the magic of the performance, break into the illusion and destroy the fantasy. It wasn't David Bowie the people went to see, but the Ziggy persona, and all that went with it." Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 73% based on 40 reviews, and an average grade of 6.4/10.