Blues Brothers 2000
Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 6, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
10
Negative:
5

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
The movie only really comes alive when the music plays and people sing and dance. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelJay Boyar
Even if the Blues Brothers routine is a joke that has gone on too long, the music in Blues Brothers 2000 turns at least some of the film into an encore worth hearing. [06 Feb 1998, p.20]
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The film is lame comedy surrounded by high-energy blues (and some pop, rock and country music). Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's some terrific music in "Blues Brothers 2000," but you have to sit through a lot of tedious overkill to hear it. [06 Feb 1998, p.F5]
42
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Things pick up a bit toward the end, abetted by a string of relatively energetic musical numbers, but they can only partially redeem a film that's as pointless as it is perfunctory. Read full review
40
EmpireAdam Smith
Nothing Landis can do makes up for a limp plot bolstered by distinctly Cannonball Run-ish car smashes and an irritating sprog. And the movie's not even out in the year 2000. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesJack Mathews
There are funny sight gags strewn throughout, but because so many scenes and confrontations are repeated from the original, there’s a staleness and sense of melancholy to the whole affair. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
This isn't a sequel, it's a remake. Some ingredients have been substituted, but it's the same recipe of R & B and comic overkill. As before, the best thing is the music: Aretha Franklin, Sam Moore, James Brown. The rest is stale, cynical and hamfisted. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe Leydon
Dan Aykroyd and director John Landis take a bumpy trip down memory lane in "Blues Brothers 2000," a sluggishly paced, fitfully funny followup to their 1980 musical comedy extravaganza. Read full review
40
Christian Science MonitorStaff (Not Credited)
Landmark musical performances from countless stars draw attention from a mediocre plot. [20 Feb 1998, p.B2]
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