Delivery Man
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: November 22, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
17
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
VarietyPeter DebrugeNov 14, 2013
The circumstances may be contrived, but the characters feel refreshingly genuine. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaNov 22, 2013
Delivery Man, with its democratic band of half-siblings and its feel-good view of humankind, is what it is: a reproductive remake that will make you laugh. More than once or twice. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickNov 21, 2013
Delivery Man trades the abrasive comedian’s trademark snark for schmaltz — an experiment that actually works better than you’d guess. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 21, 2013
Delivery Man, a heart-tugging new comedy about fatherhood and family, is warm as well as wry. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 21, 2013
Starbuck was a funny and warm-hearted trifle. So is Delivery Man. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrNov 21, 2013
Delivery Man is predictable but likable, schmaltzy but sweet. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreNov 20, 2013
So it’s no “Starbuck,” which most people won’t mind because Americans don’t read subtitles. But even in this form, Delivery Man and the guy who plays him still deliver where it counts. Read full review
60
EmpireOlly RichardsJan 6, 2014
Surprisingly watchable, at least by recent Vince Vaughn standards, with Chris Pratt stealing the show was the hilariously gormless lawyer. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNov 22, 2013
As a modest bit of feel-good entertainment, Vaughn and Delivery Man mostly deliver the goods. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNov 21, 2013
Most important, he’s got Vaughn, whose mix of silliness and sincerity is an ideal anchor for the broad premise. Vaughn is one of those actors who tends to autopilot his way through too many mediocre projects. When he goes all in, though, it’s impossible to resist his charm. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenNov 12, 2013
Proves lightly entertaining in spite of its more heartfelt tendencies. Read full review
50
Film.comLaremy LegelNov 25, 2013
A film that strives to make you think, and even tug at your heart. But the central foundation of the entire enterprise is so shaky that the walls and plaster are falling down all around you, even as you’re trying to make sense of it all. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNov 22, 2013
Delivery Man feels more unformed, as if nobody’s bothered to give it that extra coat of slick Hollywood paint to cover up the patchwork beneath. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Adam NaymanNov 21, 2013
The director’s avoidance of anything resembling innovative framing or editing will probably pay off when Delivery Man eventually airs on television, where the flimsiness of its jokes and “serious” moments alike should feel less conspicuous. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigNov 21, 2013
The concept's execution is sloppy, full of inconsistencies and plot holes. The situations teeter on funny, but never achieve it. And sections meant to be heartwarming feel lukewarm, far-fetched or inappropriately comical. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperNov 21, 2013
Reprising his writing/directing chores from the original, Ken Scott gives us an uneven mishmash that alternates between easy gags, shameless sentimentality and some just plain bizarre choices. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghNov 21, 2013
Delivery Man means well, but it’s innocuous to the point of non-existence. In trying to please everyone, the film runs the risk of pleasing no one. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsNov 21, 2013
It requires a mild suspension of disbelief to accept that slacker David would suddenly intervene in so many lives, pretending to be a good Samaritan. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNov 21, 2013
The film isn't terrible; Vaughn, Pratt and, as David's frustrated girlfriend, Cobie Smulders know what they're doing in terms of finessing the material for laughs as well as the h-word. But it's all sort of unseemly. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyNov 20, 2013
The only saving grace is Chris Pratt as Vaughn's deadpan best friend. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Nov 20, 2013
Delivery Man may be a change of pace for Vaughn, but it’s the exact opposite for its creator, the Québécois filmmaker Ken Scott. Belonging to the Funny Games school of carbon-copy remakes, the film is an identical Hollywood retread of Scott’s 2011 festival favorite Starbuck. Every scene, every joke, nearly every shot of the movie is straight out of the original. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJan 9, 2014
The sheer half-heartedness of the whole exercise, though, may still catch you unawares. Read full review
40
The DissolveGenevieve KoskiNov 21, 2013
Delivery Man has sentiment and affability embedded in its DNA, but Scott and Vaughn don’t do enough to nurture the film to its full potential. Read full review
40
Time OutSam AdamsNov 19, 2013
If this remake of 2011’s French-Canadian hit "Starbuck" feels as if it’s just going through the motions, Vaughn himself radiates sincerity and good intention. The actor doesn’t get it right this time, but he’s earned himself another chance. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 22, 2013
Calling Delivery Man a "comedy" is a bit of a stretch, because it's rarely funny. Dumb, yes, but not in a way that's worthy of more than a half-hearted chuckle. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonNov 22, 2013
You may think it unfair that I make comparisons between "Starbuck" and Delivery Man. Truth be told, my rating is higher because I'd seen "Starbuck." Had I not, Delivery Man would have been intolerable. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 21, 2013
As artificial as the inseminations it celebrates, Delivery Man is a soggy comedy more focused on stimulating your tear ducts than your funny bone. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenNov 20, 2013
The film lacks any undercurrent of believability. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonNov 19, 2013
Let's not blame Vince Vaughn for this stale cupcake. He's halfway through his Alec Baldwin-like transition from underbaked hunk to charismatic character actor. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubNov 21, 2013
Nowhere near the worst film of 2013, but it is definitely the most exhausting. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversNov 21, 2013
Delivery Man is one joke stretched to the breaking point. Mine was reached. Read full review
25
The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinNov 20, 2013
There are themes of familial connection and responsibility drenched across every frame of it, but aside from a few performances and amusing asides, “Delivery Man” is a bland translation of a sweet, but already flawed original. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChris CabinNov 19, 2013
The breadth of Vince Vaughn's gregarious persona has never been given free reign by any director and this certainly isn't the game-changer. Read full review
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