Big Daddy
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 25, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
15
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
SalonMary Elizabeth Williams
It's a concept not without its sweet appeal -- if only it were a little wittier, I might actually be convinced. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Sandler is disarming and compelling as Sonny. Read full review
60
Washington PostRita Kempley
Sweetly dopey, kid-friendly, if overly contrived comedy. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Sander has turned mediocrity into the triumph of the smug. Read full review
50
Film ThreatTom Meek
Hooter babes and the ubiquitous Steve Buscemi is a riot as the mercurial bum on the street. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
In a sense, Sandler is damned if he develops, damned if he devolves. But he needn't apologize for being who he is by turning a goldmine sitcom into a tame "Baby Boom" for guys. Read full review
50
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Just because Sandler's Sonny makes little sense as an actual human being doesn't mean he won't make you laugh. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
There's some heavy-duty Oedipal stuff going on underneath all the running gags about Hooters restaurants. [25 June 1999, Life, p.8E]
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Though the cast is talented, the script is a mess. It's essentially a collision of missed opportunities. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Sandler is less goofy than spitefully self-absorbed, and most of the comedy feels like child abuse. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It's not nearly as funny as "The Waterboy" and has little of "The Wedding Singer's" goofy charm, but die-hard Adam Sandler fans -- whose numbers are legion -- will find plenty to laugh at. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
It's a flimsy sentimental comedy with more product plugs and fewer laughs than might have been hoped for. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
There's no doubt Sandler is talented, but if he persists in believing that, like Elvis, his presence alone covers a multitude of omissions and inconsistencies, he will squander his gift and make a series of forgettable films in the process. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
For Sandler's core audience of developmentally arrested males, it may all be a little too cute. Read full review
40
The New YorkerBruce Diones
Sandler lacks any kind of discernible comic energy; he's just meandering around the film waiting for something to happen, and almost nothing funny does. Read full review
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