Guess Who
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 25, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
20
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
The movie's sweetness, wit and charm go beyond its can't-we-all-just-get-along premise. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If the movie had spent more time walking that tightrope between the acceptable and the offensive, between what we have in common and what divides us, it would have been more daring. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A lot of frivolous but genuine laughs. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
This is his (Kutcher) most relaxed and sensitive work on film. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A comedy as likable as its stars. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Surprise! After a clumsy opening, Guess Who goes down very smoothly. Its cast is appealing, its script is often clever and imaginative. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Packs plenty of crowd-pleasing appeal. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Has surprising depth and charm, descriptors never before ascribed to a movie starring Ashton Kutcher. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie will please those looking for easy physical comedy. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A palatable film. It offers a few solid laughs and will provoke some smiles. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
By film's end, you realize you've sat through an effective rip-off of "Meet the Parents." Read full review
60
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Might provide a much-needed fix for Mac's most ardent fans, but they'll have to wait for a star vehicle that fully exploits the range of his comic gifts. Read full review
60
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
It has its share of eye-rolling moments, but at its heart there's a decent story. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
To say it's better than it has any right to be gives the original too much credit and the remake not enough. Read full review
60
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
If Guess Who were either a whole lot funnier, or a whole lot less funny, it would be a far better film. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
The verdict? Could have been worse. Yes, it's a slightly hollow endorsement, but Guess Who is probably worth your matinee/pub-theater dollar. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Guess Who, with its PG-13 putdowns, turns into the kind of love story that Hollywood feels most comfortable with: a buddy movie, salt-and-pepper variety. All that's missing is the cop car. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A disappointing retread of a bunch of better movies. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Guess who sings tired old tune. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
The super-duper whiteness of Ashton Kutcher is funny. Just not funny enough. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Guess what? It's almost bearable. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
Just doesn't have the same zing. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
So mild and thin that it doesn't inspire much of a reaction at all. With one exception - a dinner table scene that is by far the most memorable in the movie - the racial humor is studiously unprovocative. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan milks the film's one joke for all it's worth - which isn't much - before settling into the rote rhythms of a buddy picture. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
A pleasant but tepid comedy. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The makers of Guess Who appear to have given more thought to targeting an audience than building a believable movie. Read full review
40
Village VoicePeter L'Official
The script's lack of nerve fails to challenge him (Mac) or its audience with enough dangerous humor. Read full review
40
EmpireStaff (Not credited)
Mildly amusing. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
An implausible, wildly protracted setup that drags on forever before reaching a payoff that barely registers. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Despite the sluggish opening, Kutcher and Bernie Mac ensure that this predictably plotted comedy of preposterous misunderstandings is occasionally quite funny. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
If only as much thought went into the script for this listless comedy as its marketing calculus. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
It's the audience that gets punk'd in this crass and sloppy comic recycling. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
A succession of tired race jokes made worse by the bad comedic timing of the bland, under-talented Ashton Kutcher. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Sadly it's been botched. Guess Who serves up such flat dialogue and stilted situations that it's hard to sit through. Read full review
20
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Guess Who is, impurely and simply, a comic premise borrowed, turned around and dumbed down to the level of sketch or sub-sketch humor.
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