Get Hard
Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
21
Negative:
19
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TimeRichard CorlissMar 27, 2015
Laughter trumps political fairness, and Get Hard made me laugh at, and with, situations I hadn’t thought could tickle me. The movie has a warm heart beating under its seemingly scabrous shell. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 26, 2015
Miraculously, the movie doesn’t feel mean-spirited so much as profoundly awkward. Scripted by smart guys like Etan Cohen (Idiocracy, Tropic Thunder) and two behind-the-scenes writers on TV’s consistently excellent Key & Peele, the film feels both daring and foolhardy. Read full review
60
The GuardianAlex NeedhamMar 17, 2015
I don’t believe that Get Hard sets out to be hurtful, and there are some good gags... but it does seem dumb and dated. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelMar 27, 2015
The germ of an interesting idea in Get Hard is completely overshadowed by the onslaught of jokes meant to be boundary-pushing and edgy. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 27, 2015
If you love rape jokes, Get Hard is your movie. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 26, 2015
It's all wildly uneven, but some bits really are funny. Ferrell plays his usual clueless character, but he's good at it. And it turns out a toned-down Hart is a funnier Hart. But Cohen can't keep a handle on it all. Worse, he has no feel for when the satire goes too far. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 26, 2015
From its juvenile double entendre title to its fascination with prison rape and homophobic humor, “Get Hard” practically announces itself as an offensive, tired and unimaginative comedy in nearly every scene. And yet I didn’t hate it because Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart had such terrific comedic chemistry. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayMar 26, 2015
Ferrell and Hart have a genial, easygoing chemistry and Get Hard manages to score more than a few good points about facile assumptions and toxic hypocrisy. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerMar 25, 2015
Ferrell and Hart are too likable and crowd-pleasing to let the movie collapse around them. But they’re also too talented for something this wan. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonMar 24, 2015
Get Hard is most comfortable — and funny — when Cohen gets back to skewering class warfare. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 24, 2015
Ferrell is as fearless as ever, stripping down and looking foolish, willing to be out-of-touch and out of step. Hart has his manic moments. But in this buddy comedy, the buddies are not equal and that limits the laughs. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 17, 2015
A passably silly but lowbrow buddy comedy. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMar 25, 2015
Get Hard is not only a bad movie but a profoundly wasted opportunity. Read full review
40
Total FilmMatt MaytumMar 31, 2015
Laughs are few and far between in a comedy that proves the combo of talented performers and an intriguing concept are no guarantee of success. Dispiriting stuff. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMar 27, 2015
The real problem is that Get Hard’s very idea of edge is itself pretty stale. It feels like a bunch of off-color jokes the filmmakers have been trying to tell for years, and they’ve crammed them all into one film — with tiresome results. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMar 27, 2015
Is it funny enough to make for a wholly satisfying feature-length film? No, not really. Like so many films of Ferrell's, Get Hard feels rushed and uneven. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMar 26, 2015
The highest praise I can give Get Hard is that it is not quite as awful as it could have been. Read full review
40
CineVueJames LuxfordMar 26, 2015
Asking little of its stars, and even less of any watching audience, Get Hard is a familiar studio comedy that barely succeeds in its attempt to drown out a thin plot with jokes that will appeal to people who have seen a lot of the actors' previous films. Perhaps the offensive thing about it is that we've seen this all before. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyMar 26, 2015
Get Hard just gets increasingly hard to put up with, full stop. Read full review
40
EmpireDan JolinMar 23, 2015
Belying its title, this is a pretty flaccid offering which fails to gel the comedy stylings of Hart and Ferrell. Read full review
40
Screen DailyJohn HazeltonMar 18, 2015
A raunchy yet slack-feeling comedy that seems to put as much effort into playing on racial stereotypes as playing for laughs. Read full review
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