| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...Step Brothers is crudely funny, which means that sometimes it's crudely hilarious and more often it's just crude." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun--Times
Roger Ebert |
"There is one genuinely funny moment in the movie..." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"Will Ferrell delivers laughs without the aid of any sporting equipment." more... |
B |
E! Online
Dezhda Gaubert |
"Somewhere between unashamed vulgarity and juvenile sweetness lies this surprisingly touching tale about two man-children." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...hit-and-miss..." more... |
B |
Filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...I'd be lying if I told you Brothers didn't make me laugh." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"An immature comedy about immaturity." more... |
D+ |
Los Angeles Times
Sam Adams |
"In Step Brothers, comedy gets older -- if not better." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Before the blessed light of Step Brothers entered my life, I knew not the sweet comedic splendors of live burial, bunk-bed catastrophe or a minivan family singing Sweet Child O' Mine in four-part harmony." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...nowhere near as good, funny or polished as Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby...” more... |
C- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...the movie is too good-natured to drown in raunch." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Reyhan Harmanci |
"As a movie experience, it's not awful." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a largely plotless exercise in grown men behaving with the juvenile irresponsibility and self-centered obsession of spoiled children." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"America loves dysfunctional families, but haven't we seen enough middle-aged losers who haven't grown up?" more... |
C |
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