Crossroads
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 15, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
13
Negative:
17
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Spears delivers a performance with the same sincerity she invests into a Pepsi commercial, only this film contains twice the sugary calories. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply, but those who loved "Cool as Ice" have at last found a worthy follow-up. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Marks the emergence of a talented young actress. Not Britney -- who has the amateur's tendency to stand looking awkward after delivering her lines -- but Manning (Crazy/Beautiful), who plays Mimi with the gusto of a young Holly Hunter. Though she has little competition here, when she's on the screen she pretty much owns it. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Fascinating in its own strange way, not as entertainment but as a cultural document. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeLoren King
Packaged fluff aimed low, and patronizingly, at Spears's legion of young female fans. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Everything she (Spears) does seems diluted and secondhand and is never transformed into something original or indelibly self-expressive. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Adults will wish the movie were less simplistic, obvious, clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized. But what are adults doing in the theater at all? Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Here's what Crossroads does not have: Cohesive direction from Tamra Davis, intelligent dialogue, a comprehensible plot. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
This is a star vehicle that stalls. Read full review
40
SlateDavid Edelstein
So vanilla yet so transcendentally sleazy that its target audience seems to be pubescent girls and dirty old priests. Read full review
40
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
Spears, Davis, and company are well aware that they're making nothing more than the cinematic equivalent of Spears' glossy bubble gum pop -- but that's exactly the problem. Read full review
40
SalonStephanie Zacharek
The movie is a lumbering load of hokum, but unlike those other recent pop star white elephants -- it's at least watchable. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The film's mealy-mouthed messages about feminine empowerment will almost certainly fall on deaf ears, since even 11-year-olds know Spears's power resides largely in her taut torso. Read full review
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