Reception
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson received mostly positive reviews. The New York Daily News called it "Bloody entertaining", calling Benjamin Walker "magnetic and energetic" and applauding the show for its lightweight and silly atmosphere. The New York Times noted that "there is no show in town that more astutely reflects the state of this nation than Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson". However, the Hollywood Reporter criticized the play for its immaturity, remarking that "although the show attempts at times to delve into Jackson's complex personality and the corruption that marred his presidency, it does so with the sort of snarky silliness that mars the worst "Saturday Night Live" sketches", and calling the portrayals of Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun "rendered with all the subtlety of a vaudeville routine".
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