Easter Sunday
Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 5, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Film ThreatAlan NgSep 3, 2022
Everything in Easter Sunday is played for laughs… crazy family, wacky mob thriller, and lots of cameos. It’s all good, light fun. See it because you’re a fan of Jo Koy or just to get to know a little more about your Filipino brothers and sisters. Read full review
70
The New York TimesConcepción de LeónAug 5, 2022
Easter Sunday is at its strongest when it stays close to the Valencia family, which is made for TV. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNell MinowAug 5, 2022
The entire cast is excellent, including a surprise Filipino guest star. It's a pleasure to see their jubilance in bringing their culture to screen, which shines even in the script’s weakest moments. Read full review
63
Washington PostPat PaduaAug 4, 2022
Despite its broad comedy, typical of “Dukes of Hazzard” director Jay Chandrasekhar, the film has some tender and wise moments. And even if you don’t get all the ethnic jokes, there’s plenty of family drama that anybody will recognize, no matter their background. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAug 4, 2022
The folks on the screen are the whole show, and this genial showcase for standup comic Jo Koy has the advantage of showing off a wealth of Asian/Pacific American talent, pretty badly undervalued by establishment Hollywood. Read full review
50
Rolling StoneKatie RifeAug 5, 2022
It’s clear that Jo Koy loves his relatives, and wants the world to know it. It’s just that his style would be better served within the more earnest confines of a traditional multi-cam sitcom. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckAug 5, 2022
Food, family, a big karaoke scene … and a spotlight on an immigrant community underrepresented in Hollywood. There are worse ways to spend 96 minutes. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSarah JaneAug 4, 2022
If we don’t have an amazing Filipino American family, we can all still relate to the familial shenanigans that revolve around a holiday. Is it worth a watch? Sure. Is it worth seeing on the big screen? Nah. Read full review
50
VarietyLisa KennedyAug 4, 2022
Instead of character and chemistry, the film employs a series of running gags meant to support the star’s likability and not compete with his wisecracks. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 4, 2022
The low-hanging-fruit laughs and occasional flashes of charm make Easter Sunday a perfectly watchable if generally underwhelming comedy. But hey, maybe this sitcom pilot will be picked up after all, with or without the funny accent. Read full review
42
IndieWireVikram MurthiAug 4, 2022
Every performer conveys sincere enthusiasm to be on screen with other Filipino actors, but their joy is squandered by a cartoonish story that squanders its honest core. Easter Sunday will likely please Koy’s fanbase and possibly anyone eager to find grandma-and-kid-friendly entertainment, but everyone else might find it lacking. Read full review
40
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiAug 9, 2022
Easter Sunday starts off well enough before getting off track completely, too preoccupied with aspects of the story that aren't good and don’t matter, sacrificing its characters and their relationships with each other as a result. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 4, 2022
Easter Sunday earns points for its cultural bona fides, its loving portrait of the community it celebrates and its almost entirely Filipino and Asian-American casting. And Koy reveals himself to be a likable screen presence deserving of more starring roles. But it falls hopelessly flat in its comedic aspirations, more closely resembling the sort of bland network sitcom to which its main character aspires. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariAug 30, 2022
It’s disappointing that the film takes that well-worn trope of a big family get-together and just lazily adds a Filipino layer to it. Read full review
38
TheWrapRobert AbeleAug 4, 2022
Hints of Koy’s stage charm burst through occasionally in Easter Sunday — mostly because he’s also playing a comedian trying to hit the big time, so stand-up-like bits are built in (or crammed in) — but as directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (“Super Troopers”), who also has a small role as an agent, this feature opportunity is a woefully run-of-the-mill, laugh-challenged attempt to translate Koy’s comedy to the big screen. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonAug 4, 2022
Easter Sunday, for all its faults, is still nominally watchable, but it’s a wasteland of unfocused potential. Read full review
20
The GuardianCharles BramescoAug 4, 2022
The saving grace here should be the win for the Filipino community, commanding a big-screen moment with a cast of undervalued Asian stars. But they’re all short-changed by a hypocritical sense of heritage and pride. Read full review
20
SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiAug 4, 2022
Every joke in Easter Sunday lands with a thud, every emotional beat falls flat. It has the sense of humor of a bad TikTok video, and the emotional resonance of that TikTok commercial playing right now where wide-eyed people declare, "I learned it from TikTok!" Visually, it looks like a network TV reject or that one Netflix movie that you put on in the background while doing laundry. Read full review
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