Big Trouble
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: April 5, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
14
Negative:
7
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38
Boston GlobeRenee Graham
Juggles so many stories and characters, nothing ever develops into more than a rough sketch. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's not the bomb on the plane that scuttles this film: It's the mugging, ham-fisted direction and total absence of comic timing. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A mediocre movie that will be wiped from its stars' résumés with head-spinning speed.
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
What remains discomforting is their sheer failure to be funny. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Lazy, infinitely silly cartoon. Read full review
20
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The big problem with Big Trouble, despite a fine cast and director (Sonnenfeld made "Get Shorty" and "Men in Black"), is that the damn thing isn't funny. Read full review
20
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Feels like an in-joke, a party where everyone on the screen's having a better time than anyone in the theater, and they all couldn't care less. And that's just no fun at all.
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