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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50San Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusSan Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusIt would help if the plot were more than just an outline with a few convenient turns.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)When Uptown Girls isn't trying to play up its wacky high jinks -- and those tend to be so weak they can't possibly float the film -- it stoops to the kind of psychological character development films this shallow should really avoid like the plague.
- 50Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroIn Uptown Girls Murphy is like a puppy in traffic; you're confident she'll reach the curb but only because the cars are swerving, not because her moves are so deft.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFatally true to the hypocritical values of its niche market. While pretending to teach a lesson in compassion, it wallows in the perks of privilege.
- 38Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrThe feel-bad movie of the summer.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaUptown Girls gives the impression that everyone behind the camera just threw up their hands in helpless resignation.
- 30L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonOne almost pities the unnervingly twitchy Murphy, whose shiny makeup is dreadful, and who doesn't stand a chance alongside the focused intensity of Fanning, who commands the screen with the precision of a 30-year veteran.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumUnlike in ''Freaky Friday,'' no magic spells are involved. Nor is there any of ''Freaky'''s marvelous charm in this ungainly Manhattan fairy tale, directed by indulgent sentimentalist Boaz Yakin.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenNone of it is handled with any emotional believability or grace. Well-worn phrases and plot developments are repeated here as though the world had never heard of "Cinderella."
- 12New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA creepy, depressing and leering "comedy" that's a virtual collection of "What were they thinking?" moments.