| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...this remake is amiable good fun, if not especially inspired." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"It's surprising how much of the movie is flat and how predictable the gags are." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Most of its audiences will be satisfied enough when they leave the theater, although few will feel compelled to rent it on video to share with their friends." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Kevin Williams |
"...the biggest mistake of Yard is that it all hangs on Sandler..." more... |
D |
| E! Online |
"This remake of the 1974 film fails to go all the way by not delivering on the shrewd spirit of the original." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...reasonably diverting but curiously defanged remake..." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"When not placing products, Yard shuffles cameos from the wide world of sport and beyond." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"More Mirth Machine than Mean Machine, this agreeable remake still manages to go the distance." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Spectacular miscasting is the least of the problems..." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a crummy remake that is softer, louder and cleaner than the original 1974 version." more... |
D+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a ripsnorter that is irresistibly entertaining." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...an odd mix of amusing nonsense and nastiness that chugs along..." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...surprisingly respectable..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"The new version has the zip of a 96-yard punt return and all the ingredients to inspire the celebratory crushing of empty beer cans." more... |
B |
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