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Movie Info

Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

July 22, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Richard Linklater

Starring :

Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kraft, Jeff Davies, Carter Jenkins, Tyler Patrick Jones, Timmy Deters

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 5

“..while amusing in the moment, it is also instantly forgettable the next day...”
by Mark Plante [The Cinema Source]
2 of 5

“..The film skitters along picking up plot lines and then abandoning them in a vain attempt..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
4 of 5

“..provides a number of big laughs...”
by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]
3 of 4

“..may be the most entertaining remake of the year..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 4

“..is nonetheless appreciably funnier and more profane than its '70s-era ancestor...”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
1 of 4

“..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]
7 of 10

“..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]
2.5 of 4

“..an OK enough time passer, but given the talent involved, it should have been much, much better...”
by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]
3 of 4

“..a rude, crude and politically incorrect film..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
1.5 of 5

“..a major league disappointment, a mean-spirited, insensitive, and racist misfire..”
by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic]
3 of 4

“..a good movie..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 4

“..a fundamentally flawed premise..”
by Steven Snyder [Zertinet Movies]
2 of 4

“..a crass and disappointing remake whose ninth-inning rally is tagged out at home plate...”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
3 of 8
Reviewed by Vickie [Moviepie]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Chuck O'Leary [Fantastica Daily]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Christy Lemire [The Hartford Courant]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
Reviewed by Travis Mackenzie Hoover [Exclaim!]
Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]

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didn't like it.

posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009
 
 

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