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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumNew-era losers (the cast is a cheery scrum of relaxed kids, led by genuine whiz pitcher Sammi Kane Kraft in the role created by Tatum O'Neal) now include a rotten kid in a wheelchair.
- 80VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryThe new Bad News Bears has adopted a somewhat raunchier tone but delivers enough laughs to go the distance.
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasDoes nothing to justify its own existence other than be consistently funny from start to finish.
- 80L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThere may be no other actor (Thornton)working today (or as frequently) who is this good each and every time out.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe new Bad News Bears may not make you cheer, but it should provide laughs and a good time. Isn't that what some movies are all about?
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe coach is certainly an offensive goofball, and the Bears are certainly a pack of hard-to-handle whippersnappers. But the picture's point is that surfaces don't tell the whole story about people, about teams, or about anything.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenMany moments of laugh-out-loud comedy. But somehow those moments never add up to a fully satisfying viewing experience.
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonYou don't watch Bad News Bears for the action out on the diamond. You hang out with that hangdog coach so you can catch every slurry, sour-mouthed retort coming out of his mouth.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyLinklater, whose intimate "Before Sunset" was an art-house wonder last year, proved he could make mainstream money with "School of Rock." With Bad News Bears, he proves he can waste it, too.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe year's least necessary and most unimaginative remake slogs half-heartedly to its pre-destined conclusion without making a ripple.