| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"As farces go, it's on the strained side..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...finds its comedy in the peculiar human trait of being most tempted to laugh when we're absolutely not supposed to." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Sid Smith |
"...an adult tonic in a season typically abandoned to the comic book cocktail." more... |
B |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"Even if Death doesn¿t totally kill, it knocks you dead with enough yuks to make this wacky wake worth a viewing." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...you may feel that peculiar facial ache that comes from wishing to laugh with no really satisfying release." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
"Oz pulls this all together into a mixture of comedic styles..." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...produces a number of smiles, giggles, pleasant guffaws and several solid, sustained laughs." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...the story is a sluggish farce..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Matt Zoller Seitz |
"...stands apart from other movies with rude humor because its characters are determined to keep a stiff upper lip no matter what." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The film's climax is nothing short of hilarious." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"The humor manages to be simultaneously sophisticated, supremely silly and very dark." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White |
"...a lean, mean, and often crude, farce." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...uproariously funny." more... |
A- |
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