Movie Info
Genre :
ComedyRelease Date :
July 22, 2005MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Richard LinklaterStarring :
Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kraft, Jeff Davies, Carter Jenkins, Tyler Patrick Jones, Timmy Deters
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
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“..while amusing in the moment, it is also instantly forgettable the next day...”
by Mark Plante [The Cinema Source]
“..The film skitters along picking up plot lines and then abandoning them in a vain attempt..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
“..provides a number of big laughs...”
by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]
“..may be the most entertaining remake of the year..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..is nonetheless appreciably funnier and more profane than its '70s-era ancestor...”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
“..is just plain crude on almost every level...”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
“..In any case, the new Bad News Bears is bad news for moviegoers...”
by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
“..funny enough that most of the time you won't notice or care...”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
“..does nothing to justify its own existence other than be consistently funny from start to finish...”
by Scott Tobias [The Onion A.V. Club]
“..definitely better than the two sequels..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..an OK enough time passer, but given the talent involved, it should have been much, much better...”
by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]
“..a rude, crude and politically incorrect film..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
“..a major league disappointment, a mean-spirited, insensitive, and racist misfire..”
by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic]
“..a good movie..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
“..a fundamentally flawed premise..”
by Steven Snyder [Zertinet Movies]
“..a crass and disappointing remake whose ninth-inning rally is tagged out at home plate...”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
Reviewed by Travis Mackenzie Hoover [Exclaim!]
Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]
Reader's Reviews
didn't like it.
posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009