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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe sentimental stuff half-works, but “Kids” never works up any silly sense of “Hate.” Without that conviction, the characters don’t make sense, the scenes don’t set up a debate that sets off sparks and I Hate Kids plays like “Actually, I’m not all that keen on kids.”
- 25ObserverRex ReedObserverRex ReedI endured this modest, sometimes vulgar and often insulting family flick for one reason only: an unusual chance to watch the charming, likable and woefully underrated Tom Hanks clone, Tom Everett Scott, in a rare leading role. Big mistake. We should all have stayed home with a good book or worthwhile rerun of a real family film like "Meet Me in St. Louis."
- 20The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIn a genre populated by an unusually high percentage of nearly unwatchable movies — the surprise-paternity comedy — John Asher's I Hate Kids comes as something of a surprise. Not because it's any good (no, no, no), but because of the number of talented people who, presumably having read the witless script, agreed to appear in it.
- 20The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe single achievement of I Hate Kids, a new comedy directed by John Asher, is that it is simultaneously tepid and offensive.
- 10Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinActions and emotions turn on a dime, chuckles are few and it’s clear this predictable film, directed by John Asher, doesn’t quite realize how retrograde and often offensive it is — which makes it all even worse.