▁review ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York er , ▁critic ▁Paul ine ▁K ael ▁referred ▁to ▁Madonna ▁as ▁" an ▁ind ol ent , ▁tr amp y ▁god dess ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁film ▁critic ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁named ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁best ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Ros anna ▁Ar qu ette ▁won ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Support ing ▁Ro le ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Ro berta ; ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁" support ing ▁role " ▁reflected ▁the ▁sur ge ▁in ▁popular ity ▁that ▁Madonna ▁was ▁experien cing ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁since ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁b illing , ▁number ▁of ▁scenes , ▁lines ▁of ▁dialog ue , ▁and ▁plot , ▁Ar qu ette ▁was ▁the ▁film ' s ▁lead . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Com edy ▁or ▁Musical . ▁Madonna ▁also ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Susan . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Des per ately ▁Se ek ing ▁Susan ▁holds ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 3 % ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁reviews . ▁The ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads ; ▁" Des per ately ▁Se ek ing ▁Susan ▁works ▁with ▁its ▁fair y ▁tale ▁dep iction ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁fun , ▁fro thy ▁chem istry ▁generated ▁by ▁its ▁two ▁leads ." ▁ ▁Stage