Bubble Boy
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: August 24, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
9
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60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
When it clicks, the picture should shock you into laughter -- enough to make you wish it were better and applaud its efforts anyway. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
Bubble Boy simply has the gall to make light of one of the last untouchable left in America: disease. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianDiana Abu-Jaber
This is a semi-mean-spirited movie; had it remained that way, it could have redeemed itself. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It's hardly original and rarely laugh-out-loud funny -- the filmmakers constantly fall back on the sight of bounding balloon Jimmy squeezing his way out of one situation after another. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's always been room for rudeness in humor. In fact, it can be invigorating. But Bubble Boy goes through the motions of being outrageous when all it's really got is a rage to conform to formula. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
Belongs to that genre of movie that works hard to achieve a certain twisted and demented wit. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Though there are some funny sequences, the frothy Bubble Boy evaporates without delivering enough belly laughs. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Seems bent on creating equal-opportunity offense to many groups, but more often than not is appalling simply for its silliness and lack of comedic control. Read full review
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