Grandma's Boy
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: January 6, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Sandler crony Allen Covert, the star, producer and co-writer of this stunted-adolescence classic, hilariously explores a previously untapped nexus of stoner humor, joystick geekdom, elderly women and a martial arts-taught chimp. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRoger Moore
It's as aimless and pointless as a joke told while stoned. There are some pretty decent shock-laughs, often provided by Jones, who hasn't ever been this nasty. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
It cheerfully invites the audience to descend to their level, where no joke is too silly or raunchy, and a plot is just a way of passing time between game levels and bong hits. Read full review
40
Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
A touch above the usual adolescent male friendly films of Happy Madison's previous on-screen massacres (see "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" for example”) but it isn't quite as smart or funny as other recent comedies like "40 Year-Old Virgin" or "Wedding Crashers." Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The film doesn't have much in the way of genuine laughs despite a plethora of attempted gags, but it does have a geniality that makes it hard to entirely dislike. Read full review
40
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Even Sandler diehards may pass on this mostly derivative paean to compulsive computer geekdom and male sexual dysfunction. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Stupid, yes, but fun nonetheless. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
The sex, fart, and pot jokes come so fast and furious that a white flag seems the most appropriate response. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
An Adam Sandler movie without Adam Sandler, it turns out, is not necessarily an improvement. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Grandma's Boy aspires to nothing more than the frathouse goofiness and juvenile high spirits of early Sandler vehicles, but it possesses the energy of a funeral dirge played at half-speed. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Lacking so much as a shred of wit and crammed with more product placements than jokes, this unendurable stoner comedy clearly disproves the movie-formula wisdom that two guys, one Xbox and a 2-foot-long bong add up to something funny. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
There's no drug potent enough to make Grandma's Boy worth 87 minutes of your life. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
A pathetic stoner comedy. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
Does a very thorough job of reducing every recognizable member of the cast to probable career lows. Read full review
12
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This is one of those movies where you stay rooted in your seat just to see how bad it can really get. Read full review
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