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Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA pleasant diversion, and its makers have been smart enough to keep it unpretentious.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyIn the end, even Foxx is drowned out by the parade of one-note supporting characters.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeAlazy rip-off of ''Dog Day Afternoon'' that is too limp to even offend.
- 25Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisAll the principals in this cinematic mess have had moments of glory on stage and screen, and one can only hope they got paid well for participating in this comedic embarrassment.
- 25San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisIt's a movie so foul even the folks at the NAACP Image Awards would have to look the other way.
- 25USA TodayAndy SeilerUSA TodayAndy SeilerWould not even make a decent five-minute TV sketch. At any length, it smells.
- 20Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonA lot of it works for two reasons: the situation allows for plenty of business with small-town eccentrics, and Jamie Foxx has been given a loose rein in the central role.
- 10The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensBy the end, even the irrepressible Mr. Foxx seems tired and defeated, and we can only hope he perks up in time for his next movie.
- 10Film.comFilm.comMostly dreadful.
- 0Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakA real dud, with few laughs, no characterization, little story, a cluster of stereotypes and clichés and just plain nothing for Foxx to do.