Flubber
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: November 26, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
7
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50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Though Mr. Williams sometimes seems on the verge of "Aladdin"-caliber improvisation with the ever-morphing green flubber, the film bogs him down with a fiancee (Marcia Gay Harden) hellbent on making him remember a wedding date, and with the full Hughes retinue of thugs and bullies. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Robin Williams is no Fred MacMurray, but he plays the hero with his customary energy. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
Director Les Mayfield ("Miracle on 34th Street") has his moments, of course, but what ultimately was needed in the case of Flubber was a movie with more bounce and less talk. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Children may get a kick out of Flubber's lowest-common-denominator antics. They may not recognize that Williams' prodigious talent has been reduced to something sub-blobular. [26Nov1997 Pg 38]
40
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
With the exception of the handful of scenes in which the Flubber does its stuff, however, the youngsters will no doubt be bored by it all. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The more pathetic the role, the more evident Robin Williams's conscientiousness--but his professionalism doesn't make this fantasy worthwhile. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverAndy Klein
Williams is so unique that his presence automatically changes any project he stars in. Surprisingly, in this case, the change isn't particularly welcome. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Too bad the film isn't nearly as elastic as the miraculous green goo: It can barely contain all the flubber-induced chaos and still make sense, but the filmmakers don't quit till they've run out of funny things for flubber to do. Read full review
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