Kevin Hart: What Now?
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 14, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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17
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4
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1
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75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 14, 2016
Are you a Kevin Hart fan? Then drop everything and rush to see this movie. Are you not a Kevin Hart fan? Then move along, there’s nothing here to see… Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonOct 14, 2016
Kevin Hart: What Now? is Kevin Hart at the top of his game. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 13, 2016
If you think Kevin Hart is funny — as I do — you’ll laugh frequently, as I did. If you don’t, you’re not going to this movie in the first place, are you? Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekOct 14, 2016
Sometimes raw but mostly just raucous, Hart generally pulls it off in his third concert film. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelOct 13, 2016
If you dig Hart’s stuff, you’ll probably love the movie. So go. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 13, 2016
The movie is a good representation of Mr. Hart’s comedy, but not a perfect one. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredRobert Yaniz Jr.Oct 12, 2016
Despite a tacked-on framing device that mostly falls flat, Kevin Hart: What Now? proves to be a laugh riot thanks to the comedian's high-energy delivery and the broad spectrum of relatable topics he integrates into his set. Read full review
70
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeOct 12, 2016
Whether he’s expounding upon his fear of wild animals or recounting how he sweated his way through his first experience trying to order something at Starbucks, Hart is a natural raconteur, alternately arrogant and self-deprecating, worldly and juvenile. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 12, 2016
The comedian's delivery, high-energy throughout, helps him put over material that is funny but hardly justifies the record-setting receipts of Hart's 2016 tour. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerOct 13, 2016
This movie is not quite the comic event it relentlessly advertises in its opening and closing moments. But it is a reminder of the talent behind the hubris. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganOct 12, 2016
Hart’s exuberance make him a captivating performer — and his energetic delivery helps even the most mediocre jokes land. Read full review
63
Washington PostPat PaduaOct 13, 2016
What Now? is at its best when it focuses on his comic presence. Even if his jokes don’t all land, his train of thought is all you need for an entertaining performance that is funny, angry and sometimes just weird. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniOct 13, 2016
Part of the problem lies with the venue. When it comes to standup, bigger is not better. One-man shows work better in smaller spaces. In his bid to proclaim his giant stature as an entertainer, Hart loses himself. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 13, 2016
Hart's turn as 0054 is both a fun riff on the genre and a statement that Hart doesn't need to ask for permission to be Bond — because he can do whatever he wants. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaOct 13, 2016
At times throughout this concert film, Kevin Hart’s brash honesty about himself can feel liberating. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesJohn HartlOct 12, 2016
The finale to this uneven movie makes the most of Hart’s gift for physical comedy. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 12, 2016
But even as Hart grows richer, more remote and seemingly less relate-able, there’s still manic hilarity in the little man. He’s still fearlessly fearful, defiantly shallow and amusingly self-effacing on stage. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenOct 19, 2016
Overall, it’s a package that will only be well-received by fans. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubOct 13, 2016
A victory lap of a comedy film taken by a star whose talent continues to propel his career, but doesn’t seem particularly hungry. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughOct 13, 2016
Contrived, inane, absurd, and occasionally brilliant, it’s all a blur. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanOct 12, 2016
He leaps so quickly into exaggeration that he bypasses reality, and the result isn’t very funny. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyOct 13, 2016
I won’t presume to understand what passes for popular taste. But seeing an audience in the tens of thousands lose their mind for Hart’s jokes about hating his family and the hypothetical perils of dating a woman with only one shoulder, I can’t help but feel skeptical. Read full review
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