Coffee & Kareem
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 3, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
8
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 3, 2020
It’s almost astonishing how unfunny this movie is, given the talents of primary cast members Ed Helms, Taraji P. Henson, Betty Gilpin and David Alan Grier. They’re all troupers and they dive headfirst into the material, but the dialogue they’re delivering and the situations they’re mired in make it impossible to wring even a smile, let alone a legitimate laugh, from the material. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comNick AllenApr 3, 2020
Coffee & Kareem is stock R-rated buddy-cop comedy shenanigans by way of cuteness, and it ain't "Stuber." Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 3, 2020
Making a film that feels two days long is not the same thing as making 48 Hrs. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 3, 2020
There are a couple of laughs, generally not from the leads. And the gory mayhem, from “accidental” executions at the end of a torture session to what a grenade does to a human body, is played for giggles, too. Read full review
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The Associated PressLindsey BahrApr 3, 2020
Your enjoyment of the new Netflix comedy Coffee & Kareem may depend on whether or not you find insanely vulgar middle schoolers funny. It’s not just cursing either. Oh no, this is a whole symphony of vulgarity that would make Seth Rogen blush. Read full review
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The New York TimesKyle TurnerApr 2, 2020
The buddy cop movie genre is by all means worth interrogating as conversations around institutional racism and police brutality continue. But this film’s jabs are dull and sophomoric. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 3, 2020
The movie is disturbingly reckless, needlessly brutal and deeply homophobic. Later attempts to wedge in a few nice moments between James and Kareem fall flat. Read full review
0
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 3, 2020
Helms, a master jester on The Office, seems to have forgotten everything he’s ever learned about comic timing to judge by fiasco. Since Coffee and Kareem also credits Helms as a producer, he has only himself to blame. Read full review
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