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
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
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