All Over the Guy
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: August 10, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6
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80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The movie's entertaining for some wickedly funny situations and witticisms. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Surprisingly, this didactic and self-consciously clever romantic comedy isn't annoying -- it's refreshing, moving, and at times quite funny. Read full review
80
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
While both leads are appealing enough, it's the stuff on the sidelines that keeps All Over the Guy entertaining.
75
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Davis, with a nicely turned and witty screenplay from Bucatinsky, freshens up the familiar predicament by having her two lovers recount the affair to a stranger. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
Lightweight but likable romantic comedy about two mismatched gay singletons who are, of course, made for each other. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A romantic comedy of wit and substance that actor-writer Dan Bucatinsky and director Julie Davis have moved gracefully from stage to screen with a change of title and sexual orientation. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneLoren King
Snappy but sappy romantic comedy.
58
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
It's still trite and a little too cutesy for its own good. Gay or straight, the cliches remain, but not to a stultifying degree. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
The film leaves an acrid taste with the viewer who sits through its long and winding tale of tortured courtship. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
A delight when its comic elements are in high gear. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This modest picture is distinguished by some marvelously bitchy dialogue. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Little more than a screenful of boy meets boy, boy meets baggage, boy loses baggage. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
If you want to watch a gaggle of pretty faux-neurotic people hang out and throw quips, you're probably better off watching "Friends." Read full review
40
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
The redeeming features of All Over the Guy are the consistently engaging performances and some genuinely funny dialogue. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
May be free of gay stereotypes, but it's absolutely riddled with romantic cliches. It's hard to see the progress in that. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Sitcom humor substitutes for wit, and tedious angst supplies the drama. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Some kind of equality has been achieved when it is impossible to distinguish heterosexual clichés from homosexual ones. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Indulges in some of the crudest Jewish stereotypes seen in a recent movie, right down to the crack about every Jewish girl having a nose job. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie means well, but neither its emotions nor its performances ring very true. Read full review
20
Village VoiceEdward Crouse
A painfully earnest case of generic romance spiced with queerness. Read full review
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