| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Townsend |
"...often funny, but just as often ham-fisted..." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Dickie isn't a star, but it's funny in small parts." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...after a promising start the movie sinks in a bog of sentiment." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"Dickie Roberts is locked into formula from the opening minutes..." more... |
D+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"Weakly plotted..." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"As far as good humor goes, Dickie Roberts is kid stuff." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"Five good jokes populate the first five minutes of Dickie. After that it’s all downhill..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"Spade and company connect intermittently in this mostly painless comedy." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"Less sap, more satire, please." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"The movie...flagrantly tries to have its cake and eat it too." more... |
D+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Ouch! Spade goes sweet and gooey." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"...rises above mediocrity with a steady stream of offbeat humor..." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a slightly better-than-average David Spade summer comedy..." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...too many segments are flat and schlocky." more... |
C |
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