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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Austin ChronicleKathleen MaherAustin ChronicleKathleen MaherStallone makes good-hearted fun of his street-wise Italian-American persona and also of himself as big shot. I'm not used to having much good to say about the guy, but Stallone has evidenced a nascient sense of humor before, and here he allows it to blossom.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Stallone displays an unexpected gameness, even a flair, for the kind of broadly durable comedy that is the television sitcom's specialty. It works a lot better than might have been expected. Mr. Stallone may not be a comic genius, but he's definitely a sport.
- 60Time OutTime OutThe script is sharp, if formulaic, but the film suffers from several contradictions: this is a farce without sexual tension, a family film with Stallone in the lead, a Landis comedy without vulgarity.
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrFor a film meant to define a lighter and fresher image for Stallone, Oscar doesn't quite get the job done. [26 Apr 1991, p.B]
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranTo say that Oscar, Sylvester Stallone’s latest attempt to become king of comedy, is funnier than might be expected (which it is) is really not saying that much.
- 40Tampa Bay TimesTampa Bay TimesIt's not that the man who brought us Rocky Balboa doesn't fit into a funny movie, it's just that as the lead of rollicking Oscar, he's cast beyond his capabilities. [26 Apr 1991, p.6]
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineIn spite of its harmlessness and enjoyable supporting cast, Oscar is irrefutable evidence of the cynicism and insularity of Hollywood power brokers and hack filmmakers.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEvery chuckle feels engineered. Stallone is reduced to playing straight man to a gaggle of stock Damon Runyon hoods, though Tim Curry, looking like a stuffed cod, brings a prissy, nerdish glee to the role of a madly obsequious linguistics professor.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonStallone is to humor what John Goodman is to ballet.