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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Date :

October 05, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Starring :

Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, Danny McBride, Stephanie Courtney

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : C-

“..wears out its welcome long before the kid splinters any heart, much less breaks it..”
by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
3 of 5

“..nowhere near as good as it could have been..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
1.5 of 4

“..None of it is funny..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
2 of 4

“..heartbreakingly disappointing..”
by Gary Goldstein [Reel.com]
3 of 5

“..good for a laugh, and I think that's all it intended to be anyway..”
by David Mercier [Film Judge]
2 of 4

“..a surprisingly flat and unamusing comedy..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Sue Pierman [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

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