Desperados
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 3, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 3, 2020
Desperados is a lot of fun and announces “Saturday Night Live” alum Nasim Pedrad as a comic actress in the tradition of Sandra Bullock. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJul 3, 2020
It’s imperfect, sometimes frustratingly so, but also just about fun enough for yet another tipsy Friday night locked down indoors, its sun-drenched setting proving alluring and yet cruelly out of reach. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 3, 2020
Maybe Rapoport’s script from way back when was fiercer, sharper, and funnier, and the sands of time have simply eroded any of its interesting edges down to mere nubs of gross-out nothingness. But watching it today on Netflix, it can’t help but feel highly algorithmic. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeJul 3, 2020
The cast as a whole persists mightily throughout this shambling, frustrating, overplotted film. Read full review
42
IndieWireKate ErblandJul 3, 2020
Comedy has to be more than just cheap, gross gags that illicit a response steeped in revulsion. It’s got to have a heart. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 3, 2020
Shock value has no value if it’s not shockingly funny. Read full review
38
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJul 3, 2020
Such a comedy cannot depend solely on its supporting cast, especially when they’re tasked with lifting up subpar material. Read full review
30
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 22, 2020
The “raunchy” set-pieces feel like road bumps en route to a too obvious and disappointingly tidy conclusion. Do yourself a favor and spend five minutes — and as many dollars — researching something else to watch instead. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyJul 3, 2020
Agonizing, blandly shot Desperados, which is among the most abysmal romantic comedies that came out of this century. Read full review
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