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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonSandler impressively assumes the Reynolds role here, with strong support by Reynolds himself and a slightly restrained but frequently hilarious Chris Rock.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanIts crass good humor makes it an enjoyable, reasonably faithful but over-the-top successor to the original.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThis agreeable remake still manages to go the distance.
- 63Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleWhether you'll enjoy this loud and rowdy remake of a 1974 Burt Reynolds film depends on your tolerance for three things: football, Adam Sandler and unabashed product placement.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEach joke and one-liner is a made-for-HBO zinger, each scene with Sandler a reaffirmation of the old friendship between the two successful SNL alums.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe 2005 version refashions the material into a dual vehicle for Chris Rock and Adam Sandler, "Saturday Night Live" alums who specialize in lazy, ramshackle comedies that are just okay enough to not completely suck.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIt strains to be funny where the original's gags were efficiently deadpan, yet it's also so unbearably lazy, stooping to cliché and caricature when it backs itself into the shower.
- 50L.A. WeeklyKim MorganL.A. WeeklyKim MorganPeter Segal's film, a predictable, choppy affair at best, boasts an understated, likable performance by Sandler, but here we never feel, as we did with the original, invested in the outcome of the final game, or convinced of the redeemability of the movie's sordid protagonist.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyWhat makes the new movie almost bearable is the byplay between Sandler and Chris Rock.
- 25Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneWhere the original was a serious film with funny moments, this movie isn't sure if it's a drama or comedy, too incompetently rendered to be both. What it accomplishes instead is to be nothing at all. An excessive, stupid, empty-headed nothing.