| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chris Garcia |
"...a wind-up dud." more... |
D+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...the 1975 movie tilted toward horror instead of comedy. Now here's a version that tilts the other way, and I like it a little better." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a nightmare comedy that often succeeds as comedy -- but definitely fails as a nightmare." more... |
C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...dishes up a bonanza of razor-sharp jokes and biting insight into the 21st century battle of the sexes." more... |
B+ |
| E! Online |
"...Frank Oz...doesn't know if he's making a dark comedy, a satire or what..." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...a bitter little throwaway that manages to come off as even worse than the original." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"This unimaginative remake gets more mileage out of design and costumes than actors." more... |
C |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"A waste of talent." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...it does manage to fire off a handful of decent jokes and a few sneaky insights before losing its nerve and collapsing into incoherence." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Calling this a 'bad idea' is an understatement." more... |
C |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Buzz of troubles on the set of this satire about men who turn their wives into fembots can't compare to the mess onscreen." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a flimsy piece of storytelling that it's instantly forgettable..." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...immaculately shot, designed and costumed farce..." more... |
B- |
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