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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 68TheWrapTodd GilchristTheWrapTodd GilchristEven as a welcome offering to audiences from a broad variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds, Overboard ultimately feels like one of the dinners that Kate assigns Leo to cook for his newfound family — a good effort with a few new surprises to spice up a familiar dish, but nothing special enough to truly transform it into more than a routine meal.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandHammy jokes fall flat and that bloated run time sags in the middle, weighing down would-be snappy humor. It should all pop, but Overboard settles for a low crackle.
- 50Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonPhiladelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonIt all adds up to a bicultural comedy that is good-natured if not especially or consistently well-written. The movie takes too long to get moving, stays a tad too long, and efforts to retrofit the movie as a vehicle for Derbez come at the expense of Faris, a talented comedian who has very little to do here.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyNone of the proceedings are sidesplittingly funny, but they grow increasingly sweet-natured. The most remarkable aspect of this movie is its perhaps unwitting gentleness.
- 50The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe way the script pulls its punches is less offensive than simply toothless, giving Overboard the feel of a film written by a focus group, or maybe a script-writing robot programmed with the latest demographic trends.
- 50Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrIt’s an inane, absurd, fitfully amusing time-waster that ranks low on the believability scale and somewhere in the middle as mindless entertainment.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFirst-time directors Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg start off with a movie so dull it threatens to vanish from the viewer's memory before it's even finished. Things get better midway through, with the directors' screenplay finally playing to the talents of at least one of its stars, Derbez.
- 48IGNWilliam BibbianiIGNWilliam BibbianiThe cast does the best they can to save the weak material, and it’s interesting to see how the filmmakers are trying to make this off-putting concept work. But it's not funny enough, or even weird enough, to get away with it.
- 40Time OutTomris LafflyTime OutTomris LafflyUltimately pointless, Overboard makes you wonder why it exists at all when it offers neither a fresh angle into modern-day relationships nor an improvement upon its predecessor.
- 38The Associated PressLindsey BahrThe Associated PressLindsey BahrNot only do its two stars have zero chemistry with each other, but the story goes out of its way to over-explain and over-justify the preposterous premise, adding needless complications (like a whole side-plot about his family’s business) and motivations to make everyone more likable and empathetic.