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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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
With all its misfires, though, and with a Strangelovian twist that's a dud, Big Trouble remains a reasonably pleasant way to spend an hour and a half and still get change.
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
There are some decent jokes along the way. And none of the performances is bad. But they are limited by the script, which allows each character only one comic note. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It seems naive, almost delusional. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
A feature that suffers from the rarity of its wit yet benefits from the briskness of its pace. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
The folks at Disney's Touchstone Pictures would have been wiser, however, just to have forgotten all about this hyperactive farce. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The cast manages to maintain its dignity while sweat and dirt go flying around. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Sonnenfeld mishandles the broad part of the comedic formula, preferring repetition to thematic development. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's a letdown from the man who brought us "Men in Black" and "Addams Family Values." Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Such a feebleminded, good-natured comedy that it actually makes you laugh with that timeless gag of somebody pretending to cough while calling someone else a bad name. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick Rutigliano
Cute intentions and shaggy comedy only get you so far when the world is falling down around you. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
It's a tribute to the film's goofy, inconsequential charm that it's still possible to laugh as someone sneaks a bomb past airport security. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A pleasant diversion, a lightly amusing criminal comedy with a plot so complicated even the people in it can't quite believe what's happening. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
It's something we might mildly enjoy on an airplane (well, not anymore) or on a lazy Sunday TV day when nothing else is on, but in theaters, it's a clunker. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe Leydon
A genially amusing ensemble farce that doesn't quite achieve enough momentum for liftoff. Read full review
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