The website's consensus reads: "Glossy like a Martha Stewart cookbook and just as pleasurable to parse, R.J. Cutler's documentary offers as intimate a glimpse into one of America's most enduring icons as fans could hope for.

"[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[4] Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Martha tells a transfixing story, and part of what makes the film so compelling is the way Cutler spins Stewart's biography into a meditation on The Meaning of Martha.

The film hails her as 'the first influencer,' and that feels right if you add that the world of 'influencing' is essentially a sponsor-driven grand illusion.

"[5] Stewart herself had some scalding things to say about it, as well as a few positive ones in an interview she gave to the New York Times, including: "Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden?