Fools Rush In
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A sweet, entertaining retread of an ancient formula, in which opposites attract despite all the forces arrayed to push them apart. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
If you want daring or original, Fools Rush In isn't the movie to see. Like 90% of all romantic comedies, it follows a time-honored formula that allows little room for variation. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen Johnson
Perhaps a bit miscast, and with a penchant for too many double-takes, Perry nonetheless is game. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Reback's script has real substance and perception, with Alex and Isabel emerging as individuals of depth and dimension, and their story is told with humor, passion and wit. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
Hurried, harried. [14 February 1997, pg.D4]
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Though the climax of the story is a little forced and sloppy, with both lovers behaving way out of character, this movie is aware enough of the conventions it's using that it's more moving than cloying. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Mediocre movie. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
In a role that Tom Hanks might have played a decade or so ago, Perry is pretty bland and doesn't provide any hints as to why Alex is so emotionally stymied. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The result is a stilted culture clash and a lot of monochromatically conflicted facial expressions from Perry before he's thawed by the love of an ethnic woman. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
The film never gets past the unlikelihood that its characters have much chance of living happily ever after. Or of finding real heat or humor along the way. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The best that can be said is that neither Matthew Perry nor Salma Hayek embarrass themselves, but they're both appealing enough that the same could probably be said if they were starring in a commercial for a hair-replacement system. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
Salma Hayek steals the awkwardly formulaic, cliche-ridden show right out from under him (Perry). Read full review
30
Washington PostRita Kempley
Movies don't come much lamer than Fools Rush In. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A sour romantic comedy that arrives in theaters just in time to spoil Valentine's Day. Its plot is a catalog of unpleasantness. Its characters are repellent. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Tennant's featherweight comedy is clearly pitched at the date-movie crowd, and couples may enjoy it if they can get past the picture's simplistic ethnic stereotypes and its willingness to wish away every real-life family problem the characters will surely face after the feel-good finale. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
This isn't real life. It isn't even a movie. It's an extended sitcom. And for the first time in your life, you'll actually beg for commercials. Read full review
20
Dallas ObserverAndy Klein
This really should have gone straight to video--or, better yet, to the nearest landfill. Read full review
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