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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternCombines silly stuff about life in Los Angeles with buoyant energy, a couple of chases worthy of the Keystone Kops and quick-witted actors playing droll characters with obvious affection.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenTen minutes in, and the verdict is already clear: This is a flick that goes both ways. It's funny, then it's not; it's cooking, then it isn't; it's different, then it ain't.
- 58Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyA film of curiosities and asides, it deliberately eschews plot in favor of character quirk, which is fine in theory and even commendable. But the quirks are lame, the ultimate conflation of story lines is clumsy.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerA frustrating blend of the sharply funny and the ploddingly generic. Although he does them well enough, we don’t really need Ron Shelton to give us the same old skidding-U-turn cop-thriller theatrics. He’s a much more distinctive talent than this crass spree allows for.
- 50NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenInside this numbingly formulaic action comedy there's a small, quirky movie not screaming hard enough to get out--the kind of movie that director and co-writer Ron Shelton (“Bull Durham,” “Tin Cup”) could have had some real fun with.
- 50PremiereAddison MacDonaldPremiereAddison MacDonaldThe movie is a mess, but Harnett and Ford are likable enough to make Hollywood Homicide a unique addition to the cookie-cutter spectacles that usually grace theaters during the summer months.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAlthough Ford does not exactly mail in his performance, this is a lazy job, and far from his best work. On top of that, he has no chemistry with co-star (and heartthrob of the moment) Josh Hartnett.
- 40L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertNothing, in fact, really fits together, most notably the partnership of Ford and Hartnett: Looking weathered yet professional, Ford carries what he can, but pretty and sullen Hartnett barely comes to life, leaving his partner stranded, and straining.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanSouza and Shelton throw in all kinds of ridiculous devices they learned in second-year screenwriting class.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittBy the time it ended, I'd stopped caring. I suspect most moviegoers will do the same. Here's hoping Shelton scurries back to the athletic world in a hurry.