Baggage Claim
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: September 27, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
17
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
66
Film.comLaremy LegelSep 26, 2013
Little chance of finding realism or romance but the laughs are there. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanSep 25, 2013
Paula Patton is such a terrific actress that even in the ultra-tacky romantic comedy Baggage Claim, she gives a luminous, thought-out performance, not just walking through but digging into the role of an eager, nervous doormat with a people-pleasing grin. Read full review
50
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallSep 30, 2013
Writer-director David E. Talbert, working from his novel, tackles each musical interlude, montage and mad dash to an airport like he's the first person ever to think of them. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceySep 27, 2013
Otherwise, Brody, Scott and Jenifer Lewis (as Montana’s imperious oft-married mom) give this formulaic material maximum comic spin. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadaySep 27, 2013
Glossy, flossy and blithely secure in its own cheerfully fake worldview, Baggage Claim bypasses the intellect entirely, happy to satisfy on a silly, screwball, wish-fulfillment level. It could have been so much better, but for racking up undemanding escapist flyer miles, it’ll do. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramSep 26, 2013
Patton lightens the aggravation, for the most part, by combining a likable presence with a knack for physical comedy and a willingness to hop into dumpsters, etc., as needed, making the most of the script’s meager opportunities for comedy. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 26, 2013
If it seems like a stupid idea, well, it is. This is one of those romantic comedies that rely on wild coincidences and misunderstandings that could be cleared up with a simple cell phone call, but then, that wouldn't help the "plot" along. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigSep 26, 2013
It would have worked better if the silly premise had been played for farcical satire, rather than following the cookie-cutter rules of the romantic comedy playbook. Read full review
40
Total FilmKen McIntyreOct 11, 2013
Showing subtlety the door almost the minute it starts, David E Talbert's romcom is the filmic equivalent of a frying pan to the skull. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriSep 30, 2013
This is a movie that can’t decide on the story it wants to tell, and can’t seem to tell it particularly well, either. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottSep 27, 2013
That's perhaps the best word to describe Baggage Claim: contrived. And predictable, as it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which tall, dark and handsome fellow she'll end up with. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSep 26, 2013
If you’re considering spending your hard-earned money on such bland fare, you should at least know what you’re getting: a rehash of every rom-com cliché imaginable. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzSep 26, 2013
Diggs does what he can with the part, as does Patton. There are some funny moments, because most of the cast is so charming. But not enough to make up for the Stone Age attitude about women and marriage. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonSep 26, 2013
Baggage Claim promotes painfully outdated social mores. Read full review
40
The DissolveNathan RabinSep 25, 2013
Its pleasures are all glib and surface-level, although Luke and Patton have enough chemistry to make their painfully clichéd relationship go down smoothly. Read full review
40
Time OutJenna SchererSep 24, 2013
Talbert’s directing is on par with a prescription-drug commercial, and in case you have a brain injury and thus are at all confused where this cartoonish film is heading, just keep an eye out for the guy who is named — we kid you not — Mr. Wright. Read full review
40
Village VoiceErnest HardySep 24, 2013
There are a handful of laughs, but nothing to balance the onslaught of clichés. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenSep 22, 2013
A few smart laughs hint at what might have been, but thanks to sitcom-y mugging and a tepidness beneath the intended hilarity, David E. Talbert’s romantic comedy is stuck in a holding pattern for much of its running time. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireSep 27, 2013
Baggage Claim is so archaic in its depiction of feminine self-worth — and, frankly, so insulting — it's amazing that it's coming out in 2013, not 1963. Read full review
38
Boston GlobePeter KeoughSep 26, 2013
“You don’t need a man to define you!” Very true, and so much for feminism. The rest of the film takes a long, convoluted, predictable, and mostly unfunny route to prove that the opposite is the case. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldSep 26, 2013
Predictability and clichés get in the way of comedy here, especially with a lead character who rarely comes across as more than blandly sweet. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSep 25, 2013
Although there’s a strong likability quotient for everyone onscreen here, which ought to keep the movie minimally afloat among its target audience of black viewers starved for a new Tyler Perry offering, Baggage Claim should be left behind at the carousel. Read full review
30
VarietyPeter DebrugeSep 20, 2013
Chemistry you can fake, but charm is far harder to pull off, and Baggage Claim never quite succeeds on that front. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartSep 30, 2013
Nothing in this movie would actually happen, so what’s irritating is that it presents itself as a savvy, “Am I right, ladies?” dating commentary. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 25, 2013
Without a coherent lead performance, all Baggage Claim has left are its generic rom-com plot — which has flight-attendant Patton jetting around the country to meet the perfect man in time for her younger sister’s wedding — and profoundly shoddy production values. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSep 25, 2013
Writer-director David E. Talbert adapts his own 2003 novel into something as useless as it is implosive. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 11, 2013
Romcom fans deserve something with more heart. Read full review
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