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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsThis movie wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It's still not that good though.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBad films are easy to make, but a film as unpleasant as Baby Geniuses' achieves a kind of grandeur.
- 25The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyAbout as endearing as unanesthetized gum surgery.
- 10Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe hokey dialogue and witless physical gags keep everything painful and hectoring.
- 10L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyThere are ticklish moments, but no real laughs.
- 10VarietyVarietyA thoroughly misguided, unfunny film that proves you shouldn't beat a dead horse.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe worst movie of 1999.
- 0The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinOne way to get through Baby Geniuses is to think about whether it really is the worst movie you've ever seen. Probably not, but pretty darn close.
- 0San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackA stupid comedy with toddlers talking like hip '90s grown-ups.
- 0Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisTrying to encapsulate the movie's storyline is not possible; it doesn't appear to have one.