Hubie Halloween
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 7, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
12
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Associated PressJake CoyleOct 8, 2020
The jokes aren’t often Sandler’s best material but Hubie Halloween is as sweet and easily digestible as a Milky Way. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiOct 7, 2020
Sandler, like him or not, is a master at bringing ‘90s heart and sentiment to his dumb schtick, and he’s disarmingly quiet and warm here. And his best jokes have nothing to do with Halloween. Read full review
69
PolygonKaren HanOct 7, 2020
The humor being volleyed around in Hubie Halloween isn’t malicious; Sandler, as Hubie, is almost always the butt of the joke, and the gags are mostly gross-outs rather than jabs at any specific people. Hubie Halloween may not be Uncut Gems, but it excels at being what it is: a comedy that’s easy to watch, and easy to forget about. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 7, 2020
Hubie Halloween gets by on the strength of its cameos and sight gags. Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittOct 7, 2020
A feel-good, all-star monster mash with a low-key smackdown on bullying and a major focus on being as goofy as possible. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriOct 8, 2020
Somehow, delivered via the bizarre antics of Adam Sandler, who was once one of our most wonderfully corrosive comic personas, it has a certain power. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 8, 2020
Silly, overstuffed and as sweet as anything Adam Sandler has done. Read full review
58
The PlaylistNicholas LaskinOct 8, 2020
Along the way, audiences are treated to the standard Sandler shenanigans, but more inspired and less lazy than usual. Read full review
58
ConsequenceJosh SpiegelOct 7, 2020
Compared to a lot of other Adam Sandler movies, Hubie Halloween is watchable without being actually very good. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerOct 7, 2020
There is something half-satisfying and pacifying about Hubie Halloween. In true content-blurring Netflix fashion, Sandler has essentially made a likable children’s movie to babysit undemanding adults. Read full review
50
IGNMatt FowlerOct 7, 2020
Hubie Halloween is aggressively stupid, sure, but it's also occasionally endearing (with a guilty chuckle or two). Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 7, 2020
The argument about whether Sandler is terrible or talented has long been settled. The answer is both. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellOct 7, 2020
There’s also an earnestness and unashamedly goofy quality to the whole thing that might even win over some of the actor’s longtime naysayers. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOct 7, 2020
Hubie Halloween is just generally entertaining enough to be harmless, while also being the kind of movie that people will have trouble remembering exists by the time he makes “Tommy Thanksgiving”. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeOct 7, 2020
Director Steve Brill (another regular Sandler ally) keeps a lot of colorful balls in the air, even if the pacing is lumpier than you’d like in an enterprise this sketchy: Set pieces and one-off visual gags are simply stuffed in wherever they fit, like the cinematic equivalent of Hubie’s over-decorated Halloween front yard. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 8, 2020
Occasionally, the nostalgic back-patting makes way for a few good jokes. Read full review
40
EmpireNick de SemlyenOct 8, 2020
The concept of combining Adam Sandler and horror is not a bad one. But this is no Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein. Instead, Hubie Halloween inspires mild dread for all the wrong reasons.. Read full review
38
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenOct 8, 2020
Not the worst of Adam Sandler’s Netflix vehicles, but not any good either. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 7, 2020
A few pranks, some slapstick, some pratfalls, with a modern “Stooge” as the hero. Not many laughs, but hey — he’s keeping the “moron comedy” genre alive. Read full review
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