WHAT'S HOT?
Home > Movie > A > Arthur > Reviews

Arthur Reviews

Arthur

Overview


Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

April 08, 2011

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Jason Winer

Starring :

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, Nick Nolte, Geraldine James, Luis Guzman, Christina Calph, Scott Adsit

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

3.5 of 5

“..when you consider the uphill battle this movie faced, and the lingering legacy it had to overcome, this Arthur is a winner..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4

“..was mildly entertaining, even oddly quaint, three decades ago, now the guy just seems out of touch..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
1 of 5

“..this "Arthur" is missing a soul..”
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
“..The quips fly fast and fetchingly through the first part of this frothy comedy..”
by David Hiltbrand [Philadelphia Inquirer]
“..the film's humor is a teensy bit risque, not to mention bewildering, for smaller children..”
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon]
“..never have I needed a drink so badly..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
“..it seems somewhat - distasteful..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
Review rate : C

“..it isn't a bad act in all contexts..”
by Keith Phipps [AV Club]
3 of 5

“..is blobby and a bit of a mess but offers a fair number of laughs..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..innocuous, blandly therapeutic remake of a comedy that wasn't exactly edgy to begin with..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
2 of 4

“..if this version fails, it's at least partially because it's been sent on the cinematic equivalent of a suicide mission..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4

“..he's amusing but doesn’t feel the need to rub our noses in it with mania or lavish physical antics..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Time]
Reviewed by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Reviewed by John Anderson [Wall Street Journal]

Reader's Reviews


Screen Name
Rate This Movie
Please Enter   
Comment
 
 
 
RSS
FB
Twitter

LATEST REVIEWS

PENGUINS 3D :

“..with nary an animated tap dance in sight, it's still king of the 3D penguins..”
by Paul Bradshaw [Total Film]

RING OF FIRE :

“..a handsome-looking TV movie that hits the relationship's high notes without really carrying a tune..”
by Brian Lowry [Variety]

BEFORE MIDNIGHT :

“..Before Midnight is bittersweet, intelligently written, deftly acted and painfully honest..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

FAST AND FURIOUS 6 :

“..so is the film, saturated with more firepower, more havoc, more special effects, more pedal-through-the-metal chase scenes and far more property destruction..”
by David Hiltbrand [Philadelphia Inquirer]

A GREEN STORY :

“.."A Green Story" holds interest as a gentle, old-fashioned look at achieving the American dream..”
by Gary Goldstein [Los Angeles Times]

EPIC :

“..a reasonably entertaining, adeptly crafted kidpic whose biggest crime is its near pathological reliance on overfamiliar tropes and trappings..”
by Andrew Barker [Variety]

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA :

“..a wonderfully entertaining and revealing look at Liberace's final decade..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]

THE HANGOVER PART III :

“..the third time's no charm..”
by Stephen Farber [Hollywood Reporter]

BLACK ROCK :

“..is unable to shock, much less convince..”
by Rob Nelson [Variety]

ERASED :

“..engaging and enjoyable thriller, enlivened by a sharp script, pacey direction, solid action sequences and strong performances..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]