How High
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
12
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
USA TodayMike Clark
Enough low-grade laughs to entertain significantly more than some of the more prestigious year-end releases. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
There's a spirit of generosity to How High that allows many performers to shine beyond its sharp and amiable stars. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Enough cheery mockery to amuse even non-tokers. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Dylan's stoner comedy barely manages to string together a story, but lucky for him, his two stars radiate charisma even when they're hidden behind clouds of smoke. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The Observer won't let me get stoned before a review, so I'll never know what How High would be like after a big fat blunt. Without one, it's sloppy, broadly funny in spots and chaotic. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Like Ice Cube's "Friday," How High probably will survive as an underground classic, until it's pushed further underground and forgotten by the next disposable "cult classic" to hit video. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
It's a good thing the two rappers are such utterly natural actors, armed with terrific comic timing. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
There is something fun about a movie that so brazenly portrays excessive pot smoking. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe Leydon
A genially haphazard but frequently amusing neo-stoner comedy that plays like "Cheech and Chong Go to Animal House."
38
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
How High is not a particularly good movie, but then again it's not trying to be. It's a project by two B-list rappers seeking to extend their music careers in the way of stars like Will Smith, Ice Cube and Tupac Shakur.
38
Boston GlobeJoan Anderman
The biggest problem, ironically, is that even though the plot and the action center on smoking pot, it's not enough of a stoner flick. The concept of getting stoned isn't amusing; watching stoned people is.
38
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Method Man and Redman just don't have the comic timing to pull off 90 minutes at front-and-center.
30
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Too lazy to be a comedy, too conventional to be a head movie. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Many of the faces that emerge through the murk appear bug-eyed. And much of the dialogue, which is frequently shouted, is only semi-intelligible. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Doesn't look like a movie somebody made. It looks like a movie somebody hallucinated and put up on the screen. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
This mess was directed with no skill whatsoever by Jesse Dylan, whose father, Bob, once urged us all to get stoned. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen Kim
Unfortunately, this low-lowbrow comedy, which tries to pass itself off as a "Friday" crossed with "Legally Blonde," also does nothing to distinguish itself from recent urban flops "The Wash" and "Pootie Tang." Read full review
20
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
The drug-fueled romp turns ugly, sexist and misogynistic, as so many rap-star vehicles do. Read full review
20
Film ThreatHeather Wadowski
While How High could have been a fun comedy college students could watch over and over again, it instead plays like a bad USA movie of the week. The jokes aren't funny, the characters aren't fully developed and poor editing only makes a humorless story confusing. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Meets the required minimum dosage of feature-film attributes, and then nods out when it comes to going any further. Read full review
0
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Just when it looked like "Not Another Teen Movie" might claim the crap crown comes this stoner's tale. Read full review
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