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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Reviews

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Action

Release Date :

February 18, 2011

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

John P. Whitesell

Starring :

Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas, Faizon Love, Emily Rios, Portia Doubleday, Michelle Ang, Ana Ortiz, Ken Jeong, Henri Lubatti, Sherri Shepherd, Tony Curran, Brandon Gill

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

1.5 of 4

“..wretchedly exploited..”
by Bruce Demara [Toronto Star]
0.5 of 5

“..will be bored to death by Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son..”
by John P. McCarthy [Boxoffice Magazine]
Review rate : D

“..so much more perfunctory..”
by Keith Phipps [AV Club]
“..so drained of entertainment..”
by Mark Olsen [LA Times]
1 of 5

“..should have been shut down halfway through the initial offering's opening credits..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
“..is kind of a drag..”
by Joy Leydon [Variety]
“..is almost never funny on purpose..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
1 of 5

“..is a mother of a mess..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
“..fatally anorexic in terms of comedy, action, and romance..”
by Nick Schager [Village Voice]
“..drag act but less tedious than No. 2..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : D+

“..doesn't do any better as a comedy..”
by Adam Markovitz [Entertainment Weekly]
1 of 5

“..as inane and low on laughs as its predecessors..”
by Anna Smith [Empire Magazine]
“..amiable, schlocky family comedy..”
by Mike Hale [NY Times]
1 of 5

“..a torturous 107 minutes..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2 of 5

“..a marginal improvement on previous outings..”
by Tom Dawson [Total Film]

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