Grosse Pointe Blank
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Release Date: April 11, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
High school reunions should only be this satisfying. Read full review
90
Washington PostRita Kempley
A hilarious new addition to the wonderfully warped Generation X-Files. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A wild at heart, anarchic comedy that believes in living dangerously. Read full review
90
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A bright burst of action and comedy with a cast that makes for rousing good company. Read full review
90
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Smart in a rare way that matters greatly to good contemporary comedy: Like last year's "Flirting With Disaster," its script and direction underplay absurd situations, letting its characters amuse without showing the strains of forced wackiness. Read full review
90
TimeRichard Schickel
In its soft-spoken way, it is fierce, shaggy and deeply weirded out. Read full review
90
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
With a brisk pace and satiric blend of nostalgia and violence, it's the sharpest, funniest comedy so far this year. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Grosse Pointe Blank is covering the same kind of territory as that elephantine, if exciting, 1994 family man-killer thriller, "True Lies." But this time, the joke stings. [11 April 1997, Friday, p.A]
88
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
This movie has the jaunty good cheer of another great movie about hit men, "Prizzi's Honor." And that is high praise indeed. Read full review
80
NewsweekDavid Ansen
A premise this preposterous must be carried off with unflappable comic conviction, and Cusack is just the right man for the job. Read full review
80
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
As Blank, Cusack is both proud and remorseful. And the amazing thing is that as usual, you believe him. [Oct 10, 1997]
80
Film.comSean Means
Armitage, Cusack and his Evanston chums have their work cut out for them to turn a stone killer into a sympathetic romantic character. That they succeed in such a shrewdly funny way is downright amazing.
80
VarietyLeonard Klady
The zeal and good nature of the cast overcome the artificial quality of the situations. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Peter Rainer
It's a killing comedy for people who have learned to stop worrying and love their iden-tity crisis. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Enough wild-card energy to keep it bright and surprising. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleAlison Macor
A wacky joyride. Read full review
75
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
The kind of quirky, character-driven comedy they don't make much anymore. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
An entertaining oddity, an amiably black comedy whose bared teeth double as an engaging smile: It takes a satiric bite and leaves you laughing through the pain. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
This clever and original movie is like a John Hughes comedy for the '90s. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A slick, mannered and frequently clever comedy. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
As black comedies go, Grosse Pointe Blank is just sort of gray. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A bleak, black satire that occasionally strays all the way into "Pulp Fiction" territory. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The film takes the form but not the feel of a comic thriller. It's quirkier than that. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The picture is a soggy, all-over-the- place mess. Read full review
50
Film ThreatRon Wells
It's damn funny. It's also the best date film I've seen in a long time. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsDave Kehr
The tone remains uneasily divided between lightly realistic character comedy and the darkest, chilliest kind of farce. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
An unholy mess that becomes steadily more incoherent -- morally, dramatically, and conceptually. Read full review
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