Exporting Raymond
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: April 29, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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5
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6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerApr 29, 2011
Rosen­thal serves up a hilarious documentary of his travails developing "The Voroniny," or, as it was known in development, "Everybody Loves Kostya." Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyApr 28, 2011
I mean no disrespect to Rosenthal when I say I laughed louder during the movie than during any episode of his hit TV show. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayApr 28, 2011
At its most compelling when Rosenthal explores why the crassest entertainment is internationally successful, even in the home of theatrical naturalism. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyApr 28, 2011
In sitcom savant Phil Rosenthal's world, truth is at least as strange as fiction and usually it's funnier, which works to his advantage in the very entertaining cultural exchange that is Exporting Raymond. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 28, 2011
A funny, if slight, documentary. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleApr 28, 2011
It has the structure and some of the pleasures of a well-made sitcom or docu-reality show, despite the nervous-looking, unhappy guy at its center; it could have been called "Nobody Understands Phil." Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyApr 25, 2011
The real key to the documentary's appeal is its writer-director Phil Rosenthal, creator of the long-running CBS sitcom. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 25, 2011
Mildly amusing. Read full review
55
NPRScott TobiasApr 29, 2011
So long as Exporting Raymond sticks to the headaches of adapting Everybody Loves Raymond into Everybody Loves Kostya, it's a funny and revealing look at the immense chasm between the two cultures. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMark HolcombApr 26, 2011
Like its namesake, Exporting Raymond captures a few satisfyingly human moments. Read full review
40
Time OutEric HynesApr 26, 2011
Offers an intriguing outsider's document of Russian culture reinventing itself from the outside in; its main export, however, seems to be good old-fashioned Ugly Americanism. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithApr 29, 2011
The movie has the feel of a weary business trip. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinApr 25, 2011
Amusing and annoying in the wrong ratio, maybe 30/70. Read full review
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