Grudge Match
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
17
Negative:
12
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
USA TodayScott BowlesDec 23, 2013
Grudge could have saved itself with a rousing finale, but the buildup is so tedious you just want the fight to end. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsDec 23, 2013
Grudge Match does not work on any level. The story is unconvincing. The comedy elements are weak... And, worst of all, the acting in most scenes — particularly those involving Sylvester Stallone and Kim Basinger — is atrocious. Read full review
32
Film.comLaremy LegelDec 28, 2013
Like a swollen boxer's eye, it should have been cut. Read full review
30
The DissolveMatt SingerDec 24, 2013
The rare cinematic experience that is both wall-to-wall jokes and wall-to-wall depressing. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 24, 2013
[An] overlong, drab, not-so-funny sports comedy. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 24, 2013
The movie only wakes up when Hart and/or Arkin are on screen (preferably together). Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversDec 28, 2013
Watching De Niro and Stallone piss all over their most iconic roles provides no pleasure. It made me feel – Sad. Sad. Sad. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyDec 25, 2013
Everyone in the movie, of course, is anxious to see these comeback seniors beat each other up, except, perhaps, the viewing audience. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianStephen WhittyDec 24, 2013
It's not pretty. In fact, it's downright scary when the two of them, after an hour-and-a-half of insults, finally drop the robes and get into the ring. It's like two old leather handbags come to life and slapping each other around in slow-motion. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithDec 24, 2013
Even the audience at whom the movie is aimed — the crowd for whom dinner and a movie means meeting up at 3 p.m. — will be bored by the stale funk coming off every scene. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDec 23, 2013
A director who really wanted to honor these actors’ legendary roles, rather than simply use them as a marketing hook, might have found a way to make this concept palatable. Segal (“Get Smart”) is not that director. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovDec 18, 2013
This is a strange, unfunny, and unmoving boxing riff that simultaneously apes the hoary templates of Thirties and Forties fisticuffs films, nails cliches, and telegraphs its eventual outcome at every opportunity. A remarkably uninspired movie overall, Grudge Match is pure pablum melodrama all the way down to the final count. Read full review
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