Funny Farm
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | Release Date: June 3, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
4
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4
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Director George Roy Hill shows little distinction with this material [from Jay Cronley’s book], but then again, the material here isn’t very distinctive. Some of the setups work better than others, though most are of the sitcom variety. Read full review
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The New York TimesVincent Canby
Funny Farm is good-natured even when it's not funny...As a comedy style, it has the impatience of a child who plants radish seeds and then pulls up the first tiny sprouts to see how they're doing. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
Funny Farm --a weak-fish-out-of-water comedy about a New York City couple who see their rural paradise turned into a rustic hell--is a movie with a doubly deceptive title. This movie isn't about a farm, and it isn't very funny, either. Read full review
40
Washington PostHal Hinson
The problem is that the director, George Roy Hill, tries to construct a real universe around Chase and his costar. And for a time he's able to give the comedy some snap. But after the couple settle in their new home and nightmare piles on nightmare, the picture deteriorates into a shtickfest and the sense of reality drags on the proceedings. Read full review
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