John Tucker Must Die
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 28, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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6
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17
Negative:
4
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88
New York PostKyle Smith
A slumber-party classic that belongs on the same shelf as "Bring It On" and "10 Things I Hate About You." This high-school comedy should do for its 20-year-old star, Brittany Snow, what those movies did for Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Surprisingly entertaining, if less than original. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Betty Thomas, directing a script by TV veteran Jeff Lowell, seems uncertain whether to sympathize with her three heroines or with the title cad, but there's something mildly charming about this cheerful revenge comedy's lack of any straightforward moral agenda. Read full review
67
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
What it does have is the laughs. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
A briskly-paced, refreshing kick in this season of draggy, two-hour-plus movies. The film is smarter and funnier than its trailers indicate, and, as a bonus, there are no superheroes, pirates or Wilson brothers to be found. Read full review
63
PremiereNick Taylor
Although mixing teen humor with sentiment will never be done as well as in "American Pie," John Tucker Must Die has just enough heart to entertain the "MySpace" set. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The performers are a bright bunch, especially Snow (even if she's no sane person’s idea of a wallflower), Metcalfe, who has the cocksure swagger of a young Travolta, and McCarthy, who infuses her few scenes with a haggard dignity masquerading as optimism. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Revenge movies often end with the message that vengeance is empty and futile, but it's never encouraging when revenge seems pointless from the start. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
Reasonably entertaining. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Penn Badgley is wildly charismatic in the role of John Tucker's younger brother. The entire picture could hang on his cheekbones alone. If only Mr. Metcalfe shared his talents. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The film lacks the nerve for any genuinely nasty fun or comic bite. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The movie starts out cleverly enough but grows insipid as the girls' antics become more predictable. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Predictable developments are more or less redeemed by spirited execution and the pleasures of an able, good-looking cast. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie is as inconsequentially pleasant as its star, and far nicer than the title lets on, too. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Something to see and occasionally even to laugh at. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad Derakhshani
Too cute by half, the high school comedy John Tucker Must Die is just so likable, so, um, cute - in that helpless-bunny-wabbit sort of way - that to diss it would be to admit being a heartless, cynical Bambi-killer. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Every woman falls for the wrong guy at least once in her life. This week, it's Betty Thomas' turn. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Getting worked up about John Tucker Must Die is a bit like getting worked up about the taste of flan. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Lame and unconvincing teen comedy. Read full review
40
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
But despite doing its best to jiggle, giggle and ogle its way into a niche somewhere between "Heathers" and "American Pie," it becomes just another forgettable pastiche of sight gags and pop-culture references. Read full review
40
Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
Its storyline is very predictable and cliché but teen girls will no doubt have a good time with this movie anyway. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
John Tucker Must Die will undoubtedly fade into obscurity like so many silly and sentimental teen comedies before it. Read full review
40
EmpireAnna Smith
A load of formulaic nonsense that should still turn a few young heads thanks to its fantasy plot and Jesse Metcalfe's chest Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
John Tucker Must Die is toothless. The jokes are obvious and unfunny, the storyline goes nowhere that's interesting or unexpected, and the only chemistry happens in a science lab. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
Astonishingly (and offensively), the witless ending comes down harder on the women than the cad. Read full review
10
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Whatever the target demographic was in the pre-production phase, now it's limited to sexually active 14-year-olds still retaking the sixth grade. Read full review
0
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Awful. Read full review
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