| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The movie is funny because it is sincere." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Jessica Reaves |
"...essentially a series of explosions woven loosely around a stream of '80s pop culture references." more... |
C |
E! Online
Dezhda Mountz |
"...this stuntman farce simply isn't worth falling for." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling |
"Wait until the best parts pop up on YouTube." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"...the gags start to wear thin shortly around the 15-minute mark..." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"You know your movie's in trouble when the funniest person in it is Ian McShane." more... |
D |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...poor certainly describes the quality of the filmmaking." more... |
C- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Just when you want Hot Rod to rev, it stalls." more... |
C- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"Just funny enough to merit recommendation." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...nails the essence of '80s pop stupidity." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"As for the plot, it's mostly a vehicle for Samberg to fall down in a bevy of dramatic ways." more... |
C |
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