Dance Flick
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 22, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Enjoyably dirty-minded sendup of when-ballet-met-hip-hop youth musicals. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Its belly laughs leave you feeling liberated and not guilty; I repeat, not guilty. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The Wayans brothers manage to squeeze it all in to consistently amusing effect and in a way that just barely manages to stay within those PG-13 parameters. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The more pertinent question: Can the audience stick with this flick that showed most of its funny bits in the trailer? For the most part, yeah. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp
The miss-and-hit parodies score best when focusing on the Julia Stiles-styled girl next door. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Dance Flick occasionally hits its mark with nimble execution. But too often it stumbles clumsily into bad taste. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
An entertaining, moderately irreverent comedy that launches the silly movie season on a sure foot. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The best bits in this film fall short of being inspired, but they are outrageous. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
It would be hard to imagine a film with less going for it than Dance Flick. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
A decent enough spot of silliness. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyAaron Hillis
The gags themselves only marginally work when they stick to silly non sequitur; the random movie references are forced and flat, and the takeoffs of "Dreamgirls" and "Fame" songs would make "Weird Al" groan. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter Debruge
This slapstick and scatological spoof settles for obvious punchlines, delivering just enough laughs to justify its existence without coming anywhere near the bar set by "Scary Movie." Read full review
30
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
There's an art to making a good spoof, but good luck finding it in Dance Flick, not only because the movie goes for easy toilet humor, but because it often relies on it to stay afloat. Read full review
30
Washington PostMonica Hesse
There are two dance-offs, multiple fat jokes and one sight gag using eye boogers, a heretofore ignored bodily fluid. These are the highlights. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
It's surprising how dated some of the humor is. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeDanny Deza
If you thought the world couldn't get enough of bad spoof movies, you thought wrong. Read full review
0
New York PostKyle Smith
Damonically awful. Read full review
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