Kangaroo Jack
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: January 17, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
16
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
20
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
USA TodayMike Clark
Jumps at chance to be silly. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldChristine Dolen
Highbrow entertainment this isn't. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerKaren Heller
This salt-and-pepper buddy movie set in the scenic environs of downtown Brooklyn and the Australian bush is a crowd-pleaser -- for the elementary-school set. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Will parents be able to sit through Kangaroo Jack without plunging sharp sticks into their eyes? The short answer? Yes. Barely. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderBill Stamets
Likable but negligible. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
A dumb, by-the-numbers children's movie. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneLoren King
The film's crude humor and violence -- cartoonish, but still violent -- should offend parents of younger kids. Yet its ultra-broad, pratfall-filled comedy will satisfy only the most indiscriminate teens. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
This fish-out-of-water buddy/action comedy is aimed squarely at undiscriminating 10-year-olds, and that demographic may well enjoy it. Read full review
30
Film ThreatKevin Carr
Run -- don’t walk -- from this film or you might end up watching a bad CGI character do a painful Dr. Evil impression. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The 'roo doesn't talk, except in a dream sequence…I'm dying here. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
In the life-is-too-short category, file Kangaroo Jack as a sub-Farrelly Brothers, dumb-plus-dumber buddy picture. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A desert of shrill juvenile jokes and clanging chase sequences. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Lame comedy. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The kangaroo is devoid of charm, as are the actors, who have the chemistry of fingernails on a blackboard. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Hop away from this one fast! Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
Bruckheimer shifts from high-concept historical romance "Pearl Harbor" and high-concept T&A "Coyote Ugly" to a first attempt at high-concept light comedy, yet only his fondness for dragging acting talent down with him carries over. Read full review
20
VarietyJoe Leydon
For auds unwilling or unable to grapple with the subtle nuances of "Scooby Doo," Warners now gives us Kangaroo Jack, a shrill and silly farce. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Indeed, the largely computer-generated Jack acts the pants off his co-stars, which can and should be taken with a whole trough full of salt. Read full review
10
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Straight from the fiery, churning bowels of high-concept hell comes Kangaroo Jack, Bruckheimer's idea of kid-friendly fare, and some of the longest 90 minutes ever committed to film. Read full review
10
The New York TimesDana Stevens
What better to do with such a quiet, majestic landscape than to liven it up with the noise and vulgarity of lowest-common-denominator American pop culture? Read full review
10
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Were it not for the involvement of producer Bruckheimer, who has made billions by conning millions into believing they can't live without his celluloid crack, it's doubtful Kangaroo Jack would even exist. As it stands now, the "movie" barely exists anyway. Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
There are two distinctive features to the movie: the mind-numbingly banal plot as one chases another who chases another, and all the offensive material. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
88 minutes of desperate gyrations intended to simulate humor. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
It's fitting that the kangaroo gives the most lifelike performance. Read full review
0
Village VoiceJoe McGovern
Virtually every shot of the kangaroo was digitally created, and perhaps that was an insurance policy masterstroke. Forcing a real live one to act opposite these co-stars could have easily constituted animal cruelty. Read full review
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