| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Not even Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas together can save this mess." more... |
D- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...accomplished but not inspired..." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"Under more control, it could have been a decent show..." more... |
D |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"It makes you laugh without feeling ashamed of yourself." more... |
B+ |
| E! Online |
"...there are more than a few laughs here to warrant an investigation." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Athan Bezaitis |
"...Brooks is nothing less than hilarious..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...a very funny comedy..." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Gene Seymour |
"Douglas and Brooks' comedic chemistry here can be measured in negative integers." more... |
D |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...a strenuous attempt to recycle a vastly funnier minor classic." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...mediocre in every respect." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The result is a lightweight source of entertainment that maximizes humor and minimizes serious stuff." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...supersized and coarsened..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...The In-Laws relies on comic formula -- but does so with more than usual panache." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the star chemistry clicks..." more... |
B+ |
USA Times
Mike Clark |
"...tolerably tepid..." more... |
C |
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