| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...a romantic comedy that fails to live up to its potential yet still manages to flounder about appealingly." more... |
C+ |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...surprisingly well cast." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Oh, what stupid people these are. Stupid to do what they do, say what they say, think what they think..." more... |
D |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...hack job..." more... |
C- |
| E! Online |
"Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker are two likable actors with the absolute worst taste in roles." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...the movie has been constructed from a dull calculus based on commodities exchange (Star X + Star Y = Project Z) rather than a freewheeling script based on wit." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
"...much of the film's problems stem from a host of central character flaws that drastically undermine the story." more... |
D |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Tepid situation, tepid comedy." more... |
D+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...fresh and funny throughout." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...tart, amusing piece of screwball fluff..." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Failure to Launch fails at more than just launching. It fails at romance and comedy." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Charming." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"Somehow the screwball concoction does not jell." more... |
C- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Failure to Launch would be more aptly named Failure at Large." more... |
D |
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