Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Lionsgate | Release Date (Streaming): February 12, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Observer (UK)Simran HansFeb 14, 2021
The sci-fi stuff is tedious, but Wiig and Mumolo are bawdy and brilliant as ever, their effortless chemistry bolstered by years of collaboration. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyFeb 11, 2021
While unlikely to steer future comedy in any direction you could identify – it’s barely in control of its own running time, frankly – the film is genuinely silly, at a time when silliness is quite welcome. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaFeb 11, 2021
“Barb and Star” offers a mixed bag of laughs, often feeling like a Frankenstein assembly of various sketches. Still, I can’t help but admire its commitment to the act, and its gloriously unhinged absurdity. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeFeb 11, 2021
It’s a breeze of a watch and with the bar for studio comedy being so very low right now, it’s at least mildly inventive and likably goofy, enough to warrant a cautious recommendation (premium rental price: no, next time you’re on a plane: sure). Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMatthew MonagleFeb 12, 2021
Had the creative team sharpened the focus just a little – and perhaps cast someone a bit more charismatic than, well, whatever it is that Dornan is doing – there’s a chance Barb and Star could’ve been a Popstar-esque revelation for these characters. As it stands, though, Wiig and Mumolo have crafted a cute little comedy that seems destined to be a cult classic for a lot of moviegoers. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFeb 11, 2021
Wiig and Mumolo work so easily and smoothly together, you feel like an ingrate for not enjoying their efforts more in these script circumstances (especially since they wrote it). Now and then, though, the payoffs arrive. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 11, 2021
The funny bits drift past their payoff, the pace flags (88 minute movie stretched out to 107) and the light, tongue-in-cheek tone, the riffing banter between the leads isn’t enough to save it. Read full review
40
Rolling StoneJessica KiangFeb 12, 2021
The purposely messy, garish and disposable comedy from Bridesmaids writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who also star as the fortysomething Midwesterners of the title, is so determinedly low-stakes that to quibble with its candy-colored craving to be liked is to be a terrible killjoy. Read full review
40
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiFeb 11, 2021
From a bizarre villain to unexpected musical numbers, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is egregiously bad, but with splashes of occasional humor. Read full review
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