Girls Trip
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 21, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Julia CooperJul 20, 2017
There is no raunchier, more raucous, filthy and truly crass movie out this summer than Girls Trip – and I loved every minute of it. Read full review
90
SlateAisha HarrisJul 20, 2017
Girls Trip more than delivers what its audience is looking for. Read full review
83
The Film StageJose SolísJul 19, 2017
Girls Trip feels like the first of its kind: a raunchy, endlessly entertaining comedy written by and starring black women. Read full review
83
IndieWireKate ErblandJul 12, 2017
Girls Trip nails laugh after laugh even amidst — and oftentimes because of — dramatic issues that wouldn’t be out of place in a Lifetime movie. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJul 21, 2017
Girls Trip is so successful because it lets its cast of improvisers ease into a bond that feels bone-deep. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangJul 20, 2017
The mix of outrageous comedy and gentle sentimentality is familiar but very fresh, especially in the hands of four actresses who effortlessly establish a sense of shared history. Read full review
80
TimeStephanie ZacharekJul 19, 2017
Girls Trip is just fun, a movie that—even within the context of its broad, exaggerated humor—never seems to be trying too hard. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 12, 2017
The progression from raunchy, raucous laughs into dramatic conflict and then out the other side into the uplifting empowerment of sisterhood and self-worth isn't entirely seamless, but there's too much dizzy pleasure here to get hung up on the flaws. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 12, 2017
The movie’s equal-opportunity irreverence makes for a welcome addition to the bachelor-party genre, so often aimed at the frat-boy crowds. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKimber MyersAug 6, 2017
The movie has its flaws, but they’re tough to remember in the face of the fun it provides for two hours. Read full review
75
ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerJul 24, 2017
Malcolm D. Lee’s stab at a Bridesmaids-esque journey of debauchery is funny, sometimes uproariously so, but its greatest strength isn’t in the filthiest stuff. It’s in the rapport between four women who’ve worked hard to remain friends, even as the natural progression of time continuously pulls them further and further away from one another. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJul 22, 2017
What’s fun here is both the easy charm of the four women (two of whom have a long screen history together; watch for Smith and Latifah in a shout-out to 1996’s “Set It Off”), and the range of comedy styles they display. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaJul 21, 2017
Girls Trip is the ladies-on-the-loose comedy that everyone needs right now, even if they don’t know it yet. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartJul 20, 2017
Now this is how you do a female raunch comedy. Equal parts crass, heartfelt and goofy, Girls Trip manages to hit all the right notes. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 20, 2017
The characters in Girls Trip aren’t always three-dimensional and their actions aren’t always completely believable — but even in their worst moments, their humanity shines through and they are consistently likable. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 20, 2017
Girls Trip balances sincere sentiment and boisterous comedy with honesty and skill, and for people who like their comedy a little nasty, this one’s a blast. Read full review
75
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonJul 20, 2017
It’s possible, even given Lee’s jaunty structure, that he could have given Girls Trip a more disciplined edit — the movie runs more than two hours, devotes generous time to less interesting characters, and makes room for the movie’s long roster of performance cameos — in addition to Hart, there’s P. Diddy, Common, Ne-Yo, Mariah Carey, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and many others. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshJul 20, 2017
All the women turn in funny performances — it's great to see Pinkett Smith cut loose, and the charming and radiant Hall displays a faculty for physical comedy — but this is Haddish's movie, and will make her a star. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeBethany AoJul 19, 2017
Girls Trip is a hilarious reminder that we all need a Flossy Posse to make us laugh until our sides ache and give it to us straight when no one else will. Black girl magic, indeed. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 18, 2017
Raunchy, rude and weapons-grade wicked, Girls Trip is the funniest big studio comedy since “Trainwreck.” Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganJul 12, 2017
The jokes that are there are shocking and hysterical, and unlike some similar comedies about grownup friends, the four core characters are actually likeable. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaJul 20, 2017
Like "Bridesmaids," it makes no more promises than an actual night out: These people will be there, and the goal is to have a good time. And while it may not quite have the undergirding pathos of the former, Girls Trip is a very good time. Read full review
70
New York Daily NewsAriel ScottiJul 20, 2017
At its best, Girls Trip takes you someplace as entertaining as it is familiar. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaJul 20, 2017
The no-holds-barred comedy generally works, largely thanks to a game cast that plunges into the raunchy material with gleeful abandon. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 19, 2017
Girls Trip adds complexity to the picture by bringing in class, even as it dispatches with whiteness, showing it the door so that these women can find themselves while rediscovering the power and pleasures of sisterhood. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJul 19, 2017
Malcolm D. Lee’s comedy, written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver — the same creative team behind last year’s uneven Barbershop: The Next Cut — pops with next-level ribaldry and smack talk, especially in its first half. But in the remaining hour, the laughs arrive less often as the gender politics grow weirder. Read full review
70
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJul 12, 2017
There are few surprises here.... But that’s okay, because we’re in it for the ride, the company, and the pure pleasure of watching these women, and the actresses playing them, embrace an independence Hollywood doles out too grudgingly. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineEric HendersonJul 21, 2017
Malcolm D. Lee's film at least it goes down easy. Easy like a Sunday-morning hangover. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryJul 20, 2017
Girls Trip accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do: shock and amuse. Along the way, it reminds us how important old friends can be. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'HaraAug 7, 2017
It's loud, at times unwatchably gross and sometimes lingers on the verge of hysteria. But it's also a warm-hearted and optimistic celebration of black womanhood. Maybe friendship can save us all. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinAug 3, 2017
While the camaraderie of the Flossy Posse might be raucously imperfect, at least it’s real. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJul 20, 2017
Far more often than not, Lee's talented ensemble -- who really do look like they're having a blast together -- generate more laugh-out-loud moments than lulls, all of which help make Girls Trip work nicely as a mood-elevating mid-summer diversion. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJul 19, 2017
Before the opening credits have finished rolling, voice-over narration is lamenting the distance that can grow between even the tightest of friendships and hyping up the audience for a reunion of characters who have barely been introduced. It may be shameless, but it’s honest. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 22, 2017
The core problem with Girls Trip is its length. What might be a fun, frivolous affair at 90 minutes turns into an endurance contest as the clock ticks toward the two-hour mark. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleDanielle WhiteJul 19, 2017
The message here is clear: You can’t front to your true friends. This clique is ready to take on the world, and they aren’t afraid to fight dirty for each other. What can I say? Squad goals. Read full review
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