Instructions Not Included
Pantelion Films | Release Date: August 30, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonSep 4, 2013
There's a lot of movie here with unexpected developments, held together by the irresistible chemistry between Derbez and his adorable pint-sized co-star. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAug 29, 2013
Some of the comic bits are a little too broad and silly, but Derbez, in his feature debut, makes Instructions Not Included a balancing act more successful than it should be. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 6, 2013
The film’s counterintuitive success is largely due to Derbez, who demonstrates why he is beloved, both south and north of the border. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreSep 11, 2013
The ending of the movie is a real grabber, the sort of thing that lifts and improves a tediously long and otherwise mediocre film and tricks you into thinking it was better than it really was as you leave the theater. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe LeydonSep 5, 2013
Instructions Not Included is a sporadically amusing but unduly protracted dramedy that slowly — very slowly — devolves into a shameless tearjerker during its third act. Read full review
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