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Eddie Live LLC | Release Date: April 4, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
11
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Wickedly funny. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Griffin is quick, smart and funny. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
In an age when light-and-easy racial farces have become mainstream hits, he remains a tough-love comedian. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Some may be offended by Eddie Griffin's blunt language, yet they would find it hard to deny that he tells it like it is. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Griffin's stand-up material is consistently upstaged by sequences of him interacting with old friends and family members. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
There is a blueprint here for what should be the next wave of comedy-concert movies, but the filmmaking team has only used part of it. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
We do glimpse the dynamic interplay between rising comedian Eddie Griffin's hilarious obsessions and the loving, screwed-up people who made him what he is. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
That Griffin tells some of the most intolerant jokes since Andrew Dice Clay should hardly obscure his talent, even if it does tarnish it. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This film highlights some of the best, and raunchiest, of his humor. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDan DeLuca
His routine about the differences between cat lovers and dog lovers demonstrates how perceptive and just flat-out funny he can be when he's not trying so hard to shock us. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStaff (Not credited)
It is clear from the film's onset that Griffin is striking a chord with his audience: They love him and, in return, he relishes their laughter. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
More vulgar than funny. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleC.W. Nevius
Unfortunately, we've seen this before. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyDaniel Fienberg
His veiled misogyny and totally unguarded homophobia are unconvincing, and when he resorts to chestnuts like comparing how black and white people walk, he comes off as a Pryor caricature, rather than as a devotee. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Many will find Griffin profane, sexist and decidedly offensive. Many more will find his raunchy insights inspired, his body language hilarious and his gift for mimicry and caricature worth the entire show. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Gallo makes some fatal mistakes in his direction. As Griffin talks, he adds sound effects that are distracting and annoying. It's actually an insult to the comic -- as if his jokes aren't clever enough on their own. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The whole nutty crew finds it rollicking good fun to see themselves lampooned. But there is an unmistakable sorrow behind the humor. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
If its star were more consistently funny, it might have worked, but the film opens with a string of dreadful Sept. 11 gags and takes a while to recover. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneLoren King
Griffin may well get there, but he's not there yet. Read full review
40
VarietyScott Foundas
The attempt to draw certain connections between Griffin's material and its autobiographical origins feels slapped together, shortchanging both aspects of the film. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
If Griffin were a jowly Southern redneck, his mean-spirited rants would make him a pariah. Read full review
38
New York PostMegan Lehmann
For a movie that's trumpeted as providing a probing look beyond the comic's onstage patter, there's an awful lot of onstage patter -- and what nasty, hateful stuff it is. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The few gags that hit their mark only serve to point up how flaccid the rest of his material is, and that spells doom for a comic, no matter how much his hometown crowd cheers him on. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
It's nauseating, unfunny stuff, unmitigated by the revelation that Griffin's mom physically abused him. Read full review
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