College Road Trip
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: March 7, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
9
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70
Film ThreatMatthew Sorrento
Undeniably fun for the kids, though it requires a camp sensibility in its adult audience. But in doing so, it is a warm return to the live-action Disney movies of yesteryear. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
You know a movie has taken a very strange turn when you find yourself eagerly awaiting the next appearance by Donny Osmond. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
At its best when it drops any pretense of plot for sheer goof (as when a Japanese sightseer belts ''Sister Christian'' on a karaoke tour bus), and at its worst when Lawrence manages to out-ham even his porky four-legged costar. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
This overplayed, underachieving laffer feels thoroughly manufactured to Disney specifications. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
If, on the other hand, your driver's license is still a distant dream, consider this a path to pure hilarity. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Relies on slapstick scenes that are neither essential nor especially clever. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
Lawrence's descent from hyperactive foulmouth to G-rated father figure has been in evidence for years now, but watching director Roger Kumble move from flawed but juicy projects like "Cruel Intentions" to pap like this is a depressing career development. Read full review
40
Washington PostJohn Anderson
Perhaps there will be people who do laugh at Lawrence and Raven-Symon screaming in tandem, or mugging their way along every tortured mile of their road trip, or unwittingly joining a sky-diving club and having to parachute into Washington so Melanie can make her interview. Heck, it was all really funny when they did it on "I Love Lucy." Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
What is puzzling is the incompatibility of the two leads with their roles. Raven is supposed to be a high school senior on a road trip to check out prospective universities. But she acts like a adolescent on a sugar high during a weekend sleepover. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Eyes popping and mouths agape, Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné mug their way through College Road Trip as if it were a silent movie -- which, come to think of it, would have been a lot less irritating. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour
As over-the-top as Raven-Symoné and Lawrence are, the most live-action cartoon characters in College Road Trip are the father-daughter tandem of Doug (Donny Osmond) and Wendy (Molly Ephraim), whose nitro-powered perkiness pass the point of grating and move into a perversely antic state of grace. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
As generic as its title, College Road Trip feels like a first draft, the one the studio brings to the rewrite team that, in this case, never got hired. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Better than most Martin Lawrence movies - much as strep throat is better than malaria. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeEthan Gilsdorf
Highly formulaic, make-'em-laugh-then-make-'em-cry comedy. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Absolutely nothing funny happens during their drive to Georgetown for an interview, even with Donny Osmond along for the ride. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
Osmond is all teeth and no talent. You’d think that his presence here might provide an opportunity for some tongue-in-cheek humor at his expense, but Osmond plays the comedy so darn straight that it’s painful to watch. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Lawrence runs through his usual repertory of mugging, seething and generally acting like a fool, only to be regularly upstaged by Arnold, Trey's pet piglet. Read full review
25
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The tagline for College Road Trip is "You Can't Get There Fast Enough." But for those who sit through this humorless and massively predictable movie, a more apt phrase would be: "You Can't Get Out of There Fast Enough." Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The almost perversely colorblind College Road Trip represents a strange milestone in black film. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
The whole project is a cloying, artificial mess. The slapstick comedy doesn't bite, and the formulaic sentimentality doesn't grip. Read full review
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