Taylor Swift at Gillette

It was good to see Swift humbled by an unscripted turn of events. Her stage persona continues to feel both endearing and grating. With her moony looks of disbelief and long pauses to scare up more wild applause, it’s now hard to stomach her brand of understatement. This is, after all, a fully formed pop star who struts in perpetual freeze-frame poses, long blond locks swinging in synch. Read James Reed's review.
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James Reed, Globe Staff
It was good to see Swift humbled by an unscripted turn of events. Her stage persona continues to feel both endearing and grating. With her moony looks of disbelief and long pauses to scare up more wild applause, it’s now hard to stomach her brand of understatement. This is, after all, a fully formed pop star who struts in perpetual freeze-frame poses, long blond locks swinging in synch.

Read James Reed's review.