| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jordy "Ray" Purlky Jr. |
"It's Jackass for the pre-juvie crowd." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a film so wrong-headed audiences will be more appalled than amused." more... |
D |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a likable little movie without much to offer..." more... |
C |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...ably achieves its own modest aim of providing bubbly entertainment for families." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"It's all very sweet and innocent--but boring for parents." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...sporadically energetic and cute as a button, but in dire need of discipline." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Scenes brim with unabashed sentimentality..." more... |
C- |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"Eddie Murphy's latest comic endeavor makes it clear that his sliding career is in need of serious revamping." more... |
D |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"...innocuous, only occasionally funny..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...for those who take their apple juice in sipping cups..." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This is one of those nearly unwatchable movies that becomes an endurance contest for any thinking adult." more... |
D+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Murphy looks comatose delivering the played-out poopy jokes." more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
C.W. Nevius |
"...a harmless and amusing summer comedy." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a formula job all the way..." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"This movie's 93 minutes are pretty much laugh-free..." more... |
D |
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