| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...its failure is fascinating, almost willful." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper |
"...you can't deny the infectious appeal of its main hook." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...a coarse-talking, race-conscious, tonally challenged life-crisis comedy." more... |
C |
Filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...it's finally time to admit that Rock's humor does not translate to the big screen." more... |
D- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...character motivation is seriously lacking..." more... |
D+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Plot strands and characters are abandoned and continuity is flouted..." more... |
D |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...smart and likable..." more... |
B+ |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...a persuasive and intelligent motion picture that should have appeal beyond his core audience." more... |
B+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Mixing Rock with ooh-la-la turns out to be as appetizing as chalk and cheese." more... |
C- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...has an emotional resonance lacking in most films about relationships." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...an ambitious hybrid that doesn't quite come off." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...there is very little that's clever, romantic or witty in this formulaic romp." more... |
C |
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