Best Defense
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 20, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
5
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The New York TimesVincent Canby
It really isn't easy to make a movie as mind-bendingly bad as Best Defense. It takes hard work, a very great deal of money and people so talented that it matters when they fail with such utter lack of distinction. Read full review
30
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
A dismally unfunny shambles. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John Haslett Cuff
Sitting through this 100 or so minutes of painfully loud sound, and ham-fisted editing might best be likened to being slapped about the head repeatedly. It is insulting; it will give you a headache; and it should make you very angry. [21 Jul 1984]
16
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Not even a young Eddie Murphy is capable of generating hilarity out of thin air and Best Defense gives him nothing to work with. Even with Murphy inside the tank the film sorely lacks urgency and momentum. Read full review
0
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Try as they may, neither the cast nor the filmmakers can cover up the fact that this movie, like Moore's prototype, is a dud. Read full review
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