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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanGoofily funny, oddly tenderhearted mock-documentary.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyDeadpan, dead-on parody of a schlockmeister at work and play.
- 60L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmKessler frames it all with an ironic eye (Stiller's misfit mogul holds court in cheap motels and burger joints) and with enough big-hearted tenderness to keep the humor from going sour.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranUnashamedly silly, inevitably erratic, it has so much fun sending up the world of exploitation filmmaking that even the most serious film student won't be able to suppress a laugh or two. Maybe even more.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldDespite laughs, the movie only sporadically works. Its satire is too broad and silly to have much sting.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghEveryone involved obviously had a blast, but in the end this is a one-joke movie, and the joke is stretched too thin.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonMay be the only movie in recent memory unworthy of its own genuinely hilarious Web site, www.finemanfilms.com.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleReally is just an excuse to string together some silly fake-movie clips.
- 40VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonWould have worked better with a few more ersatz coming-attraction trailers and considerably less filler. More than likely, it would have worked best of all as an hourlong special on Comedy Central.
- 38Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleExcruciatingly unamusing.