| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...deliciously clever..." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...John C. Reilly sheds a career playing dupes and schlubs and gives his first full-tilt electric performance..." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The actors do a good job of giving edge and momentum to the material..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Sid Smith |
"...viewers are likely to ponder not 'How did the characters do it?' but 'Who cares?'" more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...as briskly as a hippopotamus in cement shoes." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"...retains its source material's cleverness and intricate plotting, something seems to have been lost in the translation..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"... a clever and diverting caper film. At least, it is as long as you don't think too hard about it." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a respectable caper movie..." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer |
"...nonsensical remake..." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...inherently calculated and cold..." more... |
C+ |
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