Herbie Fully Loaded
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: June 22, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
15
Negative:
6
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75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Just like the can-do VW Beetle of the title, Herbie: Fully Loaded succeeds adorably despite the obstacles in its path. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
For those newbies, this update, starring peppery Disney re-do queen Lindsay Lohan as wannabe car racer Maggie Peyton, is as serviceable an introduction as any to the notion of a sentient set of wheels. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
A pleasingly retro recycling of "The Love Bug." Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A perfectly silly movie for a silly season that in recent years has forgotten how to be this silly. Directed by Angela Robinson, this latest installment in the movie-television franchise about a tiny car named Herbie with a will of its own and the temperament of a rambunctious 7-year-old knows exactly what it is and what it isn't. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It may be by-the-numbers, but it knows that under the right circumstances those numbers can lead to a fair amount of fun. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Matt Dillon almost runs away with the movie as a preening, conniving NASCAR champ who may be dumber than a box of rocks but realizes there's something up with the VW. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The exception is Matt Dillon, who goes all-out to be arrogant and despicable. Indeed, building on his scary performance earlier this year in "Crash," he's shaping up to be quite the movie villain: definitely someone you love to hate. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The movie is pleasant but unspectacular, and at times it borders on being too cute. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Anyone who isn't charmed by the idea of a Beetle crossing the finish line first is either chronically churlish or isn't trying. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
This remake is about half of a very likable film. But in movies (as in auto races) it isn't how you start, it's how you finish. And Herbie should have kept something in the tank for the late going. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNona Willis-Aronowitz
Its vibrating crowd scenes and splashy visuals will please the seven-to-12 set. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Herbie: Fully Loaded is, pure and simple, a children's film. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
Though not much of a movie, Loaded probably will bring fleeting satisfaction to audiences who don't know Dean Jones from Spike Jones. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Blandly noisy and inoffensively average. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie is pretty cornball. Little kids would probably enjoy it, but their older brothers and sisters will be rolling their eyes, and their parents will be using their iPods. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
One of the great pleasures of the original Love Bug comes in watching all the live-action stunts, and CG just isn't the same. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Though Lohan doesn't embarrass herself in a film in which she appears in virtually every frame, this tepid tribute to girl power hardly represents a step forward from Lohan's breakthrough roles in "Mean Girls" and the remake of Disney's "Freaky Friday. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
It's a kids' movie from a better time, with a few small concessions to modern audiences. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The acting is adequate, though Lohan looks more like someone who has just gotten out of high school than college. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Utterly predictable, but pleasant enough for its young target audience. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Adds up to little more than a cynical marriage of marketable commodities -- Lohan, NASCAR and the durably profitable Bug himself. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Only those who really love the Bug will be willing to put up with the loose plot and over-the-top action scenes. Read full review
40
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
The film is depressingly wholesome. In that respect, it accomplishes what it sets out to do, which is to distract the children of America from the horror of their eventual futures for a couple more hours. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Sort of annoying, and it doesn't do what you want it to do, but you know, it's so scrappy and persistent that it seems kind of cute in spite of itself. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'Hara
This strict adherence to formula is wearing for anyone over ten, but worse is Lohan. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Herbie without the herb has never been my cup of tea. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
If "Mean Girls" was Lohan's debutante ball, "Herbie" sits her back at the kiddie table. She's matured, and no longer fits in the Disney mold. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
In reviving the beloved Disney property, Robinson attempts to resuscitate the fast-motion shots and sub-Three Stooges physical comedy of classic Herbie, but the new model seems distantly related to the innocent, peppy little car of old. Read full review
30
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
To damn Herbie: Fully Loaded as soporific crap, as lazy profiteering, as yet another needless and cynical remake in a season populated by such con artists, would be as pointless as the movie itself. Read full review
30
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
For anyone old enough to cross the street without holding hands ... the movie's a reconditioned lemon trying hard to hide its flaws. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Here, by its cooperation with the Disney factory, NASCAR says it's also warm 'n' cuddly, and that if you love your magic bug, it'll repay you with victory. Why does it allow itself to be co-opted by a story that diminishes the skills, experience and talent it takes to win? Read full review
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