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The Benchwarmers

Overview


Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

April 07, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Dennis Dugan

Starring :

Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Rachel Hunter, Jon Lovitz, Tim Meadows, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, Brooke Langton, Norm Macdonald

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..dopey, crude and lowbrow, but harmless..”
by Roger Moore [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 4

“..another dreadful and repetitive sophomoric session of misplaced potty humor..”
by Frank Ochieng [MovieEye]
“..a string of half-baked "ideas" dreamed up by and for overgrown nose-pickers..”
by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
3 of 5

“..a slick, easy to swallow comedy with the occasional hilarious bit of absurdist gold up its sleeve..”
by Brian Orndorf [eFilmCritic]
3.5 of 5

“..a movie with a nice number of laughs and an encouraging message..”
by Pete Croatto [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 5

“..a good, fun ride for all those who wish to take it..”
by Evan Jacobs [MovieWeb]
0.5 of 5

“.."Benchwarmers" is idiotic to a fault, offering up tired bodily-function jokes, obvious double entendres and pretty awful performances..”
by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Nathan Rabin [The Onion A.V. Club]
2 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Leana Donofrio [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Gregory L. Amato [MovieFreak]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews]
0.5 of 5
Reviewed by Michael Ferraro [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
0.5 of 4
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
0.5 of 5
Reviewed by Toddy Burton [Austin Chronicle]
Reviewed by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]
Reviewed by Ken Eisner [Georgia Straight]

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