America's Sweethearts
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 20, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
12
Negative:
9
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30
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Chockablock with things we're not supposed to notice: that Roberts is wasted; that she and Cusack have no characters to play, so it's virtually impossible to understand why she loves him or vice versa; that the script provides comedy without bite and romance without resonance. Read full review
30
SalonCharles Taylor
It's mostly terrible. The movie has no sparkle, no charm, nothing to sweep us off our feet. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A lackluster screwball comedy. Read full review
30
Washington PostRita Kempley
The sparks don't fly -- they fall down and they can't get up. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
This is the downside of Roberts' giant success and her dazzling ability to charm: Every time she goes plain, as she did in the little-seen "Mary Reilly" and "Michael Collins," our princess simply fizzles. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Falls flat on screen, weighed down by far-fetched plot twists. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
The film isn't just banal, it's aggressively, arrogantly banal. Read full review
20
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Obnoxious, transparent cornball comedy. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Overwritten by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan, overdirected by Joe Roth, overplayed by most of the cast, yet typically undernourished. Read full review
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