Double Take
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: January 12, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
25
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
15
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
Frenetic, maddening, exhilarating, ridiculous, fascinating farce of an action-comedy-thriller-mystery-whatever.
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Gallo has delivered a clever suspense comedy that, thanks to a taut script, creative direction, and first-rate performances from its leads, gives Double Take more weight than one would expect from a genre crowd-pleaser.
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Snappily written and even more snappily directed.
60
Los Angeles TimesDavid Chute
An even-handed mixture of suspense and comedy that aims to play fair with the audience on both fronts. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Decidedly lowbrow. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
There's so much going on it's hard to keep track, and after a while you may be tempted to give up. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
A bafflingly unfunny comedy. Read full review
38
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
As buddy pics go, this is pretty much not even worth a single look, let alone a double take. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
We've since seen plenty of self-satisfied smart alecks, and Freddy, as written and played, brings nothing new to the party.
30
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
You get the feeling that everyone was in a good mood and the margaritas were pouring, but neither Gallo nor anybody else ever found a bottom line for this movie or its characters. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I realized there was no hope for the movie because the plot and characters had alienated me beyond repair. If an audience is going to be entertained by a film, first they have to be able to stand it. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
This dismally strained comedy defies laughs and doesn't contain an ounce of internal logic. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Another racial cartoon buddy movie that eagerly flogs its best laugh -- indeed, its only laugh -- in the trailer. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The often difficult-to-follow plot is sort of "Traffic" for nitwits.
25
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
If ever a film was fit only for straight-to-video release, it's this one.
20
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Most of the comedy, such as it is, consists of the uppity Chase acting "street" and the ghetto-fabulous Tiffany putting on moneyed airs. But, if you've seen the trailers, you already know that. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
A shell game passing as entertainment. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Poorly paced action comedy. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
An ostensible action-comedy that can't seem to get either side of its genre equation right. Read full review
10
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Who the heck green-lit this garbage heap anyway?
10
VarietyJoe Leydon
It's doubtful that anyone, even executors of Greene's literary estate, will be able to discern much of the source material in this frenetic trifle. Read full review
0
Film.comTom Keogh
It's not just bad, it's ugly. Not just stupid but really aesthetically displeasing. The sooner this movie disappears from sight, the better. Read full review
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