 Jason Lipshutz of Billboard commented that the video " features the pop star at her most gloriously provocative , with extended dance sequences , explosions , nudity , and a violent attack on a box of Honey Nut Cheerios . " Gin Sepre of E ! Online compared the video with the book Girl , Interrupted noting that " with equal parts autobiography and pure spectacle , it truly has something for everyone . " Sepre also praised the fact that the video is " certainly not hurting for a lack of creativity " with the scenes being shown in a " slightly more straightforward , [ and ] less metaphorical way " . Jocelyn Vena from MTV opined that " with references to everything from Fame and Black Swan to The Bell Jar , the video is a sweeping look into Gaga 's psyche . Entertainment Weekly 's Tanner Stransky described the video as " quite the trip to Total <unk> , population : 1 , Lady Gaga ... Leave it to Lady Gaga to <unk> a mini @-@ movie video that ’ s half the length of a sitcom episode . " Eleanor Gower from Daily Mail felt that the video was " no less spectacular than her past offerings . " Gilly Ferguson of Daily Mirror noted that the video " still has the shock factor – she 's naked for starters . " Tim Nixon of The Sun noted that Gaga " shocks in [ her ] most graphic video to date . " Sarah Anne Hughes of The Washington Post commented that the video " is slightly NSFW because of one word and some censored skin . " Oscar Moralde of Slant Magazine wrote that the video , " is one of her biggest epics not merely by length ( a weighty 14 minutes ) , but by the breadth of its modes of expression . " 
