Baby Boy
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 27, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
14
Negative:
3
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38
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
A mistaken message is a price a filmmaker pays when he tries to load weighty themes like the cycle of violence on an overgrown boy who scoots around on a bicycle. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Singleton has neither the emotional nor intellectual depth to do justice to his thesis. He is too in awe of the stereotypical hood lifestyles and macho posturings that he's trying to critique. Read full review
20
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
A preachy, monotonous failure hyped as a follow-up to his incendiary 1991 debut, "Boyz N the Hood."
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