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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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
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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
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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
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