Chasing Papi
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 16, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
11
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63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A girls-just-wanna-have-fun farce. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Just as you're ready to give up on Chasing Papi, Paul Rodriguez shows up, and the movie goes from plotless to wildly overwritten in just one scene. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
As light as a feather, as fresh as spring, and as lubricious as a centerfold... There is something extroverted and refreshing in the way these women enjoy their beauty and their sexiness. Read full review
63
PremiereLaine Ewen
Despite its Latin flavor, there is nothing new or original about Chasing Papi's girl-power story line and ridiculously stereotypical characters. But the film's charm lies in its ability to see itself for what it is. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The energy is infectious, and while the female empowerment angle is no doubt sincere, the whole up-tempo construction jiggles a bit too much to be taken seriously. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The fun wears thin once it becomes clear that the only trick the film has to offer is footage of the women fighting and bonding over their shared love of the handsome but uncharismatic Verástegui. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
It's a shame that these actors, stars already in the Latino community, with most also having played small parts in Hollywood's more white-bread movies, got such a poorly written script for their American coming-out party. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaul West
Most of Chasing Papi is a loud, frantic mess, a movie that wants to be a screwball farce but is simply farcical and screwy. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A giddy, slight Latina-lib comedy. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Remarkably, it took four writers to concoct this tin-eared, slighter-than-slight farce. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
A nonstop underscore of Latin pop, as well as several arbitrarily interpolated dream sequences and animated passages don't do nearly enough to make up for the film's unfocused frenzy and lack of genuine comic invention. Read full review
40
VarietyLael Loewenstein
For the most part, the fast-moving pace, thankfully slight running time, attractive leads and infectious soundtrack distract from its many inconsistencies Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It's hard to say which is worse: The fact that 20th Century Fox believes this sour, sexist fantasy reflects anyone's actual experience or that Hollywood is so woefully behind the cultural curve. Read full review
38
New York PostMegan Lehmann
This pursuit farce is harmless (if stale) entertainment, but the sledge-hammer attempt to appeal to the country's fastest-growing movie-going demographic makes for a clunky narrative and one-note characters. Read full review
30
Washington PostRita Kempley
About as persuasively ethnic as an episode of "Friends." Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Ultimately sinks under the weight of its good intentions. It’s like watching Univision or Telemundo on the big screen. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Frantic and unfunny. Read full review
30
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
No doubt Fox wants to tap into those Latina dollars, but you've got to spend money to make money, and this shoddily cheap-looking product ain't gonna do it. Read full review
25
USA TodayMike Clark
Imagine a movie so broadly conceived that it was written, directed and all parts were played by Charo — billed in her '70s heyday of Love Boat gigs as the "Cuchi-Cuchi Girl." That's what you get here. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleC.W. Nevius
What this really is is a great deal of screaming and running from room to room, wacky chase scenes, the old bag switcheroo, dim-bulb crooks and zany antics. Everyone is working hard, but as with Sofia Vergara's costumes, there isn't enough material. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Chasing Papi leaves you wishing Hollywood would just forget about Latinos altogether. If this is how they really see us, I'd rather not know. Read full review
10
Village VoiceEd Gonzalez
Shamelessly purports to be "the first major studio comedy to reflect the Hispanic cultural experience in America," but the only place you're likely to find such shrill and whitewashed caricatures is in the elitist pages of ¡Hola! Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
So resoundingly awful, there may be grounds to sue for mental suffering. Read full review
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