How to Eat Fried Worms
New Line Cinema | Release Date: August 25, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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75
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
Happily, after a cartoon opening-credits sequence that overdoes it on the barf, Worms goes light (but not too light) on the gore and the goo. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Here's hoping its old-fashioned sensibility appeals to contemporary kids, because we could certainly use more movies as smart and sweet as this one. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
While changes have been made to the book in the interest of compressing the story and emphasizing certain life lessons, the 33-year-old premise is still perfectly in sync with the sensibilities of preteen boys everywhere. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Worms is one of those rare kiddie flicks that successfully adopt a child’s-eye view of the world, where nothing is more important than saving face on the playground and where parents are as distant and clueless as storybook giants. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The movie gathers steam as these little terrors up the ante with each new gross-out recipe. Former child star Hallie Kate Eisenberg, blooming into a beautifully poised young woman, grounds the film as Benward's loyal supporter. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
There's no great art to Fried Worms' simple, family-friendly style and obvious clichés, but there's a refreshing lack of x-treme attitude, slapstick violence, and all the other things that make most kids' movies feel like they were generated by a marketing committee. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerManny Lewis
The film is genuinely good-natured and kids -- particularly the ones who actually do this sort of stuff to worms -- will enjoy it and may even take the movie's loose morals to heart. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The worms, the real stars of the film, are fairly impressive, looming large, plump and slimy as they are boiled, fried, served with sauce and added to omelettes and smoothies. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
True to form, How to Eat Fried Worms forgoes flatulence jokes for positive examples. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
How to Eat Fried Worms belongs to a vanishing breed - live action family films. Read full review
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