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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldNo one does this genre better than actor-writer-director Christopher Guest.
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWaggish fun like this is too good to miss.
- 90VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellA barkingly funny new "mockumentary" that does for those canine pageants what the helmer's 1996 "Waiting for Guffman" did for smalltown theatrics.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis comic jigsaw puzzle is crammed with deliriously funny little bits.
- 88USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThis giggle does for dog shows what Rob Reiner's "This Is Spinal Tap" (in which Guest plays Nigel Tufnel) did for heavy metal.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWickedly funny.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickI was laughing so hard, tears were streaming down my cheeks.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsWhen it's funny, Best is hilarious.
- 70L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisGuest begins -- but doesn't end -- with caricatures, then peels away at our preconceptions until we see the heart and soul beneath.
- 60Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombBest in Show succeeds only insofar as you're willing to laugh at a bunch of sad freaks.